Steve Lonegan for Senate - NJ fundraiser Friday, 6/28

[Valli6]

June 28th is Fundraiser Friday for NJ's Steve Lonegan, who will be running for the Senate against Newark's celebrity-mayor Cory Booker. Lonegan will be at the Grand Cafe on Washington St. in Morristown, and will video conference with satellite events throughout NJ, and in Brooklyn NY and Washington DC.

To find an event in your area, or to register see http://www.loneganforsenate.com/2013/06/fundraiser-friday-this-friday-night/

In 2009, Ron Paul endorsed Lonegan during his run in NJ's gubernatorial primary against Chris Christie, saying he was impressed with Lonegan's budget restraint during his 12 years as Mayor of Bogota, NJ.
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090514005987&newsLang=en

Lonegan has fought many battles on behalf of taxpayers. http://www.loneganforsenate.com/about-steve-lonegan/ He has been a guest on John Stossel's show several times, and you may also have seen him speak at last week's tea party in Washington DC. He's been endorsed by NJ Congressmen Leonard Lance and Scott Garret, and State Senator Michael Doherty (who endorsed and accompanied Ron Paul during his visit to the Trenton Statehouse on September 26, 2011.)
http://www.loneganforsenate.com/endorsements/
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/06/doherty_says_he_wont_run_backs.html

In 2008 Steve Lonegan published the book Putting Taxpayers First.
http://www.amazon.com/Putting-Taxpayers-First-Steve-Lonegan/dp/0972929231/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1372349415&sr=1-1&keywords=Putting+Taxpayers+First

Although Lonegan rarely speaks about his personal story, it is an interesting one, referred to in this video.
"What motivates me?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=das5T6vDxi0

[Warlord]

This guy is really good... much better than the idiot Gomez in Mass. He will make it interesting though Warlord suspects a similar result.

[Valli6]

I don't expect Christie to support him - I really think he prefers Cory Booker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHN0ZeS5c-4

[tsai3904]

What about the other Republican running, Dr. Alieta Eck?

She contributed to Ron Paul 2012 and helped fundraise for Revolution PAC.

Here's video of her testifying in front of Bernie Sanders and holding her own:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R_yqQBTRxI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R_yqQBTRxI

[Warlord]

She doesn't have a hope. Lonegan has the primary wrapped up

[supermario21]

I like Eck better myself. Check out her thoughts on DOMA compared to Lonegan. I think Ron Paul only endorsed him because he was the Christie alternative. Eck is better.

[tsai3904]

She doesn't have a hope. Lonegan has the primary wrapped up

If Lonegan has the primary wrapped up, why contribute money to him? He doesn't have a hope to beat Booker.

[Warlord]

If Lonegan has the primary wrapped up, why contribute money to him? He doesn't have a hope to beat Booker.

In a general you never know. He'll make it interesting more so than say Gomez in MA

[specsaregood]

If Lonegan has the primary wrapped up, why contribute money to him? He doesn't have a hope to beat Booker.

I wouldn't write it off just yet. It's special election 3 weeks before the regular election day. Turnout is expected to be VERY low. And Lonegan has spent years building up a huge grassroots and contact network; I'd expect his gotv apparatus to be better than expected. Combine those factors and you very well could get an upset.

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2013/06/lonegan_from_left_field.html

[Warlord]

I wouldn't write it off just yet. It's special election 3 weeks before the regular election day. Turnout is expected to be VERY low. And Lonegan has spent years building up a huge grassroots and contact network; I'd expect his gotv apparatus to be better than expected. Combine those factors and you very well could get an upset.

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2013/06/lonegan_from_left_field.html

He's going to run against Obama and national Democrats and let the chips fall where they may. Lets hope he gives them a scare. He's the perfect candidate to do this

[Keith and stuff]

This guy is really good... much better than the idiot Gomez in Mass. He will make it interesting though Warlord suspects a similar result.
I agree that he is really good. I don't think the race will be close, though. Booker is very popular in NJ. IMO, putting money in this race is likely a waste for people not in NJ. This race is only important to follow if there is a major scandal involving the Democratic Party nominee, IMO. There were very good candidates for Senate last time in RI and MN. Here are the results.

US Senate from MN

Democrat Amy Klobuchar 1,852,526 65.2%
Republican Kurt Bills 869,089 30.6%

US Senate from RI

Democratic Sheldon Whitehouse 64.8% 271,034
Republican B. Barrett Hinckley, III 35% 146,222

[Warlord]

I agree that he is really good. I don't think the race will be close, though. Booker is very popular in NJ. IMO, putting money in this race is likely a waste for people not in NJ. This race is only important to follow if there is a major scandal involving the Democratic Party nominee, IMO. There were very good candidates for Senate last time in RI and MN. Here are the results.

US Senate from MN


US Senate from RI

the popularity of Booker is media hype. Lets see a conservative go at him and national Dems in the suburbs in a low turnout election. This guy will run the right race and you never know.

The two races you just pasted were incumbents. This is an open seat remember. Huge difference.

[Valli6]

What about the other Republican running, Dr. Alieta Eck?
She contributed to Ron Paul 2012 and helped fundraise for Revolution PAC.

I was mostly unaware of Dr. Alieta Eck, but actually like what I've seen about her. That said, I think Lonegan is in a better position for this right now. I will remember her name in the future though.

(Not to derail my own thread, but...) For others that don't know who she is, she started a sucessfully run, non-governmental health care clinic 10 years ago. It's funded by donations, with doctors and nurses who willingly volunteer their time to see patients. She has a lot to say about the need to repeal obamacare and how free market solutions could lower costs and protect our choices. I envision a place for her in Rand's cabinet. :) Here she is being interviewed by Judge Napolitano on Freedom Watch.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h0gNs8gqI4

[Valli6]

I wouldn't write it off just yet. It's special election 3 weeks before the regular election day. Turnout is expected to be VERY low. And Lonegan has spent years building up a huge grassroots and contact network; I'd expect his gotv apparatus to be better than expected. Combine those factors and you very well could get an upset.

http://blog.nj.com/njv_paul_mulshine/2013/06/lonegan_from_left_field.html

Also, this:

Once Lonegan starts comparing Booker's performance as mayor of Newark with his own performance when he was mayor of Bogota, suburban voters are going to ask themselves just what a Senator Booker would offer them.
Lonegan actually accomplished things as a mayor, whereas all Booker accomplished as Mayor of Newark was getting himself lots of television appearances...That, and I believe, he's the first mayor of Newark, NJ in 50 years, that served out his term without ending up in jail!

[TaftFan]

Schiff interviewed him recently.

http://www.schiffradio.com/pg/jsp/charts/audioMaster.jsp?dispid=301

edit-you have to be a member to listen

[Valli6]

Just a reminder for any Jerseyans that might be interested in going to one of the fundraising events for Steve Lonegan tonight.
http://www.loneganforsenate.com