Jeff Van Drew (D-Dennis) opts to runs against him. LoBiondo was elected in 1994, though national Democrats have expressed interest in working to unseat him if state Sen. Smith, who was first elected in 1980, is the dean of the New Jersey delegation. Two of the incumbents are firmly entrenched. I don’t think they even knew who Frank LoBiondo was before this.”
“If people in Texas are pissed and angry at his vote, then they’re angry about his vote. “Now we’re getting flooded with emails and calls, but those are coming from outside of New Jersey,” he said. Shaftan has decided to harness what he described as a conservative groundswell, saying that there will be primary challengers to all three Republicans based not only on the cap and trade bill but also on their votes on paid family leave for federal employees and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). “The ones who really got to me are the comments about Chris Smith, people who are very strong pro-lifers who I didn’t know even cared about cap and trade.” “I’ve never in my life seen a vote have a reaction like this,” said Shaftan, the right hand man of former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan, whose recent gubernatorial candidacy secured his spot as the conservative movement’s unofficial leader. By the time he got back at about 9p.m., he found about a dozen charged up emails in his inbox. Within a few hours of the vote on Friday night, the right wing blogophsere was full of outrage, with Michelle Malkin even photoshopping the photos of the eight on a “wanted” poster.Ĭonservative political consultant Rick Shaftan was out to dinner when the voting took place. The bill – especially the cap and trade provision that makes up the bulk of it– is anathema to conservatives.
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