In a bizarre group-held delusion — akin to a lemming run — the Hudson County Democratic Organization convinced themselves that with (then) Governor James E. McGreevey as their champion, they could stop Glenn Cunningham in the 2003 race for the 31st senate seat.
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Start with “fighting fire with fire” by enlisting someone “beloved in Greenville.” That one really confused me when I heard it — for the life of me, I had no idea who they were talking about. When I was informed that the individual in question was “Why, our candidate for Senate in the 31st, Harvey Smith, of course.” I was wondering if it was like an inside joke or something. Basically, over the last ten years, the only people I ever heard extolling the virtues of Harvey Smith were the owner of an Italian deli (who lived out-of-town) and (I’m not making this up) the former head of the Hoboken Motorcycle Club. Next, as it becomes obvious that the only thing Smith is any good for is increasing the circulation of the Urban Times News, grab that notorious miserable failure and bottom scraper in public opinion polls, James McGreevey. (And, go figger, they even hadda twist HIS arm to get him to set foot in Hudson County. I really loved Doria havin’ to calm down the Guv and reassure him that “You’re in BAYONNE!” … like the thought of being in Jersey City had the Guv’s knees knockin’) Come up with some sorta house survey showing how, though ranking just above Osama Bin Laden in popularity in every other nook and cranny, HUDSON LOVES McGREEVEY! (If that was true, what would that have said about the residents of Hudson County? … the lobotomites answering the questions, anyhow.) Ignore the fact that, in the best tradition of the police state, for generations people in Hudson County have been trained to say whatever they think the Dem establishment wants to hear.
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Tags: Glenn Cunningham, Harvey Smith, James McGreevey, Joseph Doria
