Recall vote, think we could pull it off?

[Qel Hoth 33]

I didn't vote the last election because I already knew Obama was going to win, and none of the moderates were going to win obviously. Before that, didn't care to, I don't see a reason for voting in a rigged and weak system of reprisentation.

 

I wonder if 4 million people didn't vote because "my vote doesn't count," or "Obama is going to win anyway."

 

Self-fulfilling prophecy...

[Old Dog 19]

I would say that the odds are less than they are for changing the law to allow 20 round magazines. If NJ gun owners do not have the clout to change even one of the existing laws, I doubt that a recall vote is a realistic option.

[H.M. Murdock 0]

Am I really reading the above correctly. The combined votes for Republicans in District 31 were less than 1000, and the combined votes for the Democrats were almost 15,000? That is absurd. Why would a Republican either bother to run there, what's the point. Maybe they can find a PRO 2A Democrat to put on the ballot next time, they are VERY rare, but do exist, unlike Unicorns.

 

That was for the primaries. General election voting was 24k vs 6k (still a horrible ratio)

 

Barely hyperbole to suggest that Jesus Christ ® could run against Osama Bin Laden (D) and lose in some of these disticts.

 

Here's some numbers.

 

From http://www.elec.stat...pr_11032011.pdf -

 

In 2009 incumbents outspend challengers 2.8:1 (outraise 3.5:1) and in the 2011 election 100% of the incumbents won reelection. Funding dropped to an all time low since 1999.

 

The top quarter of overall campaign spending was ~$3.2mm in District 2 down to ~$400k in District 17 -- a small amount of money in politics.

 

Surely some welldoers concerned about the future of their $10k .50 BMG rifle(s) could giive a hand on this front.

 

Photo Hunt

 

Current NJ Senate composition vs General Assembly composition

(districts average 210k population)

 

http://www.census.go...les/12s0398.pdf -

According to census data there were 6.737mm people eligible to vote in NJ in 2009 (over 18). 58.5% of them voted in the 2008 Presidential election. 31.5% of them voted in the 2010 Us Reps election.

 

http://www.census.go...les/12s0400.pdf -

55.5% of the eligible population of NJ were registered voters in the 2010 election and only 36.2% cast a vote.

 

http://nj.gov/state/...unty-110811.pdf -

In the 2011 NJ election (76.8% eligible out of est. population 8.835mm - US census), 76.5%(?) of the eligible population was registered and only 20.8% cast a vote.

 

Here are the official 2011 NJ results:

Senate: http://nj.gov/state/...ults-121411.pdf

General Assembly: http://nj.gov/state/...ults-121411.pdf

 

If Democrats hustle for a large turnout this year by riding on Newtown's coat tails we could be trouble with our own incumbents. 40 state Senate seats are up for election too. List of candidates will be up on April 1st. The governor's race could get interesting depending on how things unfold. We really have to give it everything from now through the election. BALLS TO THE WALL

[ChrisJM981 924]

 

If Democrats hustle for a large turnout this year by riding on Newtown's coat tails we could be trouble with our own incumbents. 40 state Senate seats are up for election too. List of candidates will be up on April 1st. The governor's race could get interesting depending on how things unfold. We really have to give it everything from now through the election. BALLS TO THE WALL

 

If lists will be up April 1st we know why Sweeny will wait till April to discuss the legislation; You won't be able to register to run against them in the primary.

[ChrisJM981 924]

Anybody that is in District 39:

 

I sent an email to both Assemblypersons asking for them to vote against the pending Assembly bills. Our Assemblywoman did not respond, and was not present for the vote. I'm going to find out why she wasn't there. If she was on vacation we can add her to the recall list. Same should go for any non-present legislators or those that abstained from voting in the Republican Party.

 

Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi

287 Kinderkamack Rd., Westwood, NJ 07675

Phone: (201) 666-0881 Fax: (201) 666-5255

 

[2 trip_nick 0]

 

 

So you would prefer to wait for divine intervention from our savior Christie?

 

Campaigns are incredibly expensive. Better to wait for normal election cycle to launch successful bid.

[wooly bugger 1]

I'm following up on McBeth's post about who's vulnerable.

I withdraw my vote on Cryan and vote for Wagner and Eustace in District 38. Their oily fingerprints are on a number of the most noxious bills, and look at their numbers below. Throwing support behind Republican challengers could very well turn the tide.

 

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Timothy_Eustace

[wooly bugger 1]

Asbury Park Press found only 3 districts that were "competitive." There's 38, above. Then there's 2, which is on our side, and 14. With Benson and DeAngelo, both bad.

 

Here are the numbers for 14. Not as promising as 38.

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Daniel_Benson

 

I look forward to April 1, so I can find out where to send my check in 38.

[wooly bugger 1]

Not to be complacent, but Amodeo and Brown seem to be in decent shape. Assemblymen from 2 on our side.

 

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/John_Amodeo

[anactivegrenade 25]

What a waste of time. Most of NJ is in favor of gun control, we are the minority in this state. The districts these clowns come from, probably even more so. The only way these guys are losing their jobs are 1, the decide to retire, 2. they go to jail, 3. their district gets redrawn. Short of these 3 things, these guys are here to stay. Welcome to NJ.

 

I think the key is to get him on other issues.

 

Maybe the fact that he's part of the IRA is good for starters? We need to get him on as many bases as possible to reach as much of an audience as possible. I think it could happen. We just need to find and "advertise" as much dirt as possible.

 

I'm not in his district, but i know MANY people who are.

[wooly bugger 1]

I think the key is to get him on other issues.

 

Maybe the fact that he's part of the IRA is good for starters? We need to get him on as many bases as possible to reach as much of an audience as possible. I think it could happen. We just need to find and "advertise" as much dirt as possible.

 

I'm not in his district, but i know MANY people who are.

+1. I haven't been following politics for long, but I'm guessing he's not had this much attention on his disturbing background in a long while.

If two primary challengers with $0 could put up numbers of 22% each vs. Cryan and Quijano's 27% each, with well over $1,000,000 between them, there's no telling what a little funding of the little guys and sunlight on Cryan could accomplish.