Posted by Jose, Republicans Have the Money on December 18, 2004 at 01:12:10:
In Reply to: Re: Jose Arango posted by Wake Up! on December 17, 2004 at 20:41:43:
I can't agree more with you. If Jose did the right thing he could get Republicans to start paying attention .. and to start writing checks. right now.. I wouldn't give him a dime because it would wind up in Tom Degise's bank account. jose, get real, its time for the Republicans to make their mark in HC, and you either lead or sep aside. Fat Joe is not a Republican, comprende! : : Jose, : You have a golden opportunity. There are enough Republicans in HC to start a real opposition. meet with Tom Degise, DEMAND respect or else! : : Jose, republicans have money, if you start doing the right thing the money will start to flow, and the HCDO will be history. : STARTR NOW JOSE! NOW! : : : : : It is unfair and without productivity to blame Jose Arango for every lost that the Republican party has in Hudson County. If you look around the state, the Republican Party is losing ground even on their own turf. It is hard for Jose Arango to convince the old boy’s network to contribute to a heavily democratic county such as Hudson County. Yet Jose Arango and his wife have been able to conduct fundraiser, keep the party active and at least keep it alive. More than that, it will be hard to ask for. And it is not only a problem in Hudson County. Bergen County is struggling to keep their Republican incumbent in Office. Historically, the Republican Party in Hudson County has been just a front to maintain a non-winning opposition for the democratic incumbent and it has been this way before Arango was even born. Arango is extremely popular among the latino community and even democrats. He never change his party affiliation (if he did, he will probably be better off.) Now, if you want Arango to change the establishment in Hudson County, you are asking for the impossible. Schundler could not do it and no one before Arango was able to do it either. The Democrats have resources, grassroots and their incumbent are popular among the residents of Hudson County. Between Arango and his wife they keep a whole organization alive. They do press releases, events, fundraises for the national party, maintain a website, fill the the committee people spot all over Hudson County, recruit candidates to run for office in every distric and more. You have to give them credit for that. : : : Jose does no service to the Republican party by backing a HCDO Kool-Aid drinker like Joe Doria. Better to endorse nobody than to support the opposition. : : : Jose needs to exploit a few things like; : : : 1. Cuban Americans are more Republican than Democrats, he needs to get Republican Cuban/Latino leaders (elected offiicals, business people ) to push the Republican agenda, especially in Union City/Cuban Communities. Bob Menendez is losing touch with his roots, moved into toney Hoboken, living with his girl friend, etc.. Jose needs to exploit this weakness : : : 2. Build a Base Along the Gold Coast : : : All the millionaires along the waterfront are by and large Republican, not Democrats. Most of these people just shake their head when they learn about Bobby Janiszewski, the HCDO and TOm Degise who is continuing the Janiszewski legacy. : : : Jose, focus on a few things. Forget about winning elections now, build the base for tomorrow.
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