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Posted by Pepe Bonmot
on June 09, 2002 at 10:58:57:
Between the Lines Losing the county? Al Sullivan, Hudson Reporter, June 09, 2002 This was not really an election Secaucus-based attorney Donald Scarinci, a close friend of Rep. Bob Menendez, said the election issued a real blow to Jersey City Mayor Glenn Cunningham - the man who backed Bernard Hartnett for county executive. Freeholder Bill Braker, on the Hartnett line, found himself battling a tough Melissa Holloway for the 3rd Freeholder district in downtown Jersey City. "We came within 200 votes of beating him in his own base," Scarinci said, referring to the close vote between Holloway and Braker in the 3rd Freeholder district. "This showed that even African Americans - who supported Cunningham in the past - repudiated Cunningham's divisive message." Scarinci said the primary really wasn't an election, and suggested that Hartnett resign as county executive to allow DeGise to begin running the county early. Scarinci became the target of several harsh speeches issued by Cunningham during the primary campaign. "He used me to get at Bob Menendez," Scarinci said. "It is not smart politics to attack a sitting congressman with an 80 percent approval rating. So I was attacked instead." Scarinci, however, said Cunningham has paid a tremendous price in lost credibility. "Mayor Cunningham is a lame duck 11 months into office, and he has ceded leadership in Jersey City to the council," he said. "Cunningham has made himself governmentally and politically irrelevant." ... For the complete article, see the Link |
