Not all Republicans happy with Bergen freeholder slate

I like the "Hillary speak" of claiming to have a record, but never mentioning that record to the voter.

Will McPherson offer Bergen what she offered Rutherford? Fiscal chaos, high taxes and the EnCap debacle?

Will Ganz offer Bergen more of the same mismanagement that saw him tossed from office in Fair Lawn?

If you can't get re-elected locally, what makes you think you can be elevated to higher office?

Vernon Walton is an unknown political commodity. Will he campaign in S Bergen?

Is he electable? Again, if your rejected by Democrats in your own community in a party primary, how do you make the case for higher office?

Only the Bergen Republicans would put two people from the same town on the ticket. That means if they were to win you would have three residents of Ramsey on the Board of Freeholders!

Is Ortiz this incompetent that he can't offer his party a geographically balanced ticket?

What a circus.

All four candidates are good candidates. It should not matter what towns they represent, but rather what they bring to the election process. Let's hope that Chris Calabrese will not take it personally and will stick around and raise money for the campaign. We all need to be in this together. Eventual wins in November would be critical for GOP to move forward in Bergen Co.

I would not count on the Presidential election nor the US Senate campaign to help Bergen Co. at all. Freeholder race will be a separate issue from other campaigns. Republicans have a strong advantage in local issues here.

Clara Nibot couldn't raise enough money to get a Clean Election disignation for her Senate campaign. As long as someone like her can determine who Republican candidates will be, the Dems have nothing to worry about.

where to start ...where to start ... where to start.  Easy stuff first.  No Virginia (or is it Clara) , there is no $100,000 per yr from Bob Y.  Go to  http://www.elec.state.nj.us/ if you wanna see how much he put in but it's not even in the same neighborhood. Not that he should be expected to put up $300k of his own money and he does deserve some respect for putting his name out there, but 3 enormous losses does not a credible candidate for chairman make. Let's just keep the discussion grounded in reality, ok?  In fact, more than $300k was wasted last year on a pointless and unwinnable primary effort that Bob supported.  Believe it or not, over the past 2 years, more money has been spent/wasted on primaries involving Bob than on electing Republicans to county office in the general elections.  Sounds more like a net financial drain than an investment of resources..............................2nd, you're making it sound like the Nibot question was a difference maker.  It was not.  There was no gasp, no "a-ha" moment.  It was a question asked and answered without fanfare or reaction.  If it made the difference in the minds of 3 voters, it's alot.  No one thinks it was all that important except Clara.  Additonally, it is about the dumbest reason I can think of to not support a candidate.  This guy registers young and doesn't declare, which is not uncommon.  Over the years he consistently votes Republican, supports Republicans and decides that he wants to identify with republicans.  Now the question is, should the party welcome and encourage  bright young energetic people who seek to join or, as Clara suggests, do we punish them for making their decision later in life than we would have preferred.  The Bergen GOP did nothing in the late 90s into the 00s to recruit young people and it almost killed the party.  Now things are getting better, young people are stepping up and people are looking to freeze them out.  Unbelievable!............................This slate thing is by no means over.  The policy committee vote was largely a beauty contest and anything can happen on thursday night.  In fact, if D-39 is so strong for republicans, then R's should be able to count on winning there no matter what.  That being the case, Calabrese, with strong business connections in Rutherford/south Bergen makes a lot more sense if you want to reach out to more people and drive them to the polls.  Heller seems like a good guy and a competent guy,  but loading up on 2 candidates from one town may not be the best way to create broad based appeal.  Moreover, if we're basing things on performance at the Policy committee meeting, Woodbyrne is, by far, the best candidate the R's have and absolutely has to be on the ticket.......................There is a geographically balanced ticket offered.  The county comm has to decide whether they want to choose it or go in a different direction.  The important thing is, unlike the Dem machine, it's an actual choice that they get to make.  No one is "buying" a spot, but Energizer is delusional if she thinks that money and access to resources don't matter.  You can be the most competent candidate in the world and if you don't have the money to communicate your message, you're not getting elected.  Conversely, as the BCDO has proven time and time again, with enough money, you can elect a ham sandwich.  Sometimes you can even elect 7 or 8 of them..................And don't believe Maer's bravado.  2 of the BCDO "all stars" have already been shown the door by the people who know them best.  They are vulnerable and they know it.  

Dear Chris Calabrese:
So you want learn to pilot the Failcopter! Terrific!  Welcome to Failcopter training school. The BCRO is a great place (some would say "The Best!") to learn Failcoptering skillz!

Your Failcopter Flight Instructor will be Ms. Clara Nibot.

Flight Instructor Nibot once wanted to fly high in her failcopter. She dreamt, as a young girl, of soaring 'above it all," swooping down from the clouds, frightening schoolchildren and alighting her 'copter anywhere she wanted for delicious picnic lunches of grilled-cheese sandwiches.

Unfortunately, Flight Instructor Nibot could not even raise $10 each from the 400+ county committee members who live above Route 4. I know, I know, it sounds easy, just contact your OWN PARTY MEMBERS (of which there ar over 1,000), ask them for a measly $10, and collect all that money so that you can get a big chunk of Failcopter fuel ($50,000) from Sky Marshal Corzine (and maybe runa credible campaign, or at least get a website - it was 2007! LULZ). Unfortunately, Clara's Failcoptering skillz just weren't strong enough (apparently running a campaign where the "bad guy" is the Bergen Performing Arts Center ia a guaranteed 'fail.")

But you, young Calabrese. Ignore Flight Instructor Nibot! You still have your dreams! You have the skillz!

Don't let your Flight Instructor get you down. She was young, once, and she had dreams, too. Don't you let yours get dashed so easily!  Just climb back aboard the failcopter, put your hands in the dual cyclics of fail, add power . . . don't over-rotate . . .more power . . . AND YOU'RE OFF THE GROUND! 
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Having Fails "guide" or "train" or even "select" the next generation of leadership is a sure way to failcopter the future of the BCRO.  The 'Up-and'comers' have to be given some guidance, sure, but then they need to be given a chance, or they will be 'up-and-went.'  Without going intot he merits of Chris Calabrese, he at least is a young guy who is putting himself out there.  Calabrese could not possibly do worse than Nibot or some of the other Fails the BCRO has run recently.

Hardened 'veteran' BCRO Failcopter pilots seem to worry more about 'allegiances' to the BCRO Failcopter Academy than whether or not the candidate is viable.  They'd rather run their friends, and have them lose, then run someone with a snowball's chance they don't 'know.'  And by 'know' I mean "have watched them flail and flounder for a decade or so tilting at windmills."

Today's lesson: There needs to be room at the BCRO for young padawan learners.   Or Vader is going to come to 339 Main Street and give Order 66. 

 p.s. "Energizer" is Clara Nibot!  Shh! Don't tell anybody! 

Most of the armchair Generals who pretend to know better never donated anything to last years county candidates.Lets hope that who ever wins on Thursday will get better support. After all its about winning isnt it ?.

All of this years candidates have something to offer the voters.

They are all a lot better than  any of the Democrat corrupt but well financed  " ham sandwiches"

Didn't mean to start a Clara bashing thing.  The lady works hard and she cares, both of which are admirable qualities.  I just think she was misguided in valuing length of registration over energy, resources and electability.

I also hope GOPLady heeds her own advice as to unity.  Seems she was more interested in taking a potshot at current leadership than offering any real value.  Bottom line, that pilot program was already 2 months underway before the current chair was elected.  She might also wanna ask Loretta Weinberg  how much help she got from her chair and her party organization in collecting the necessary signatures.  Again, I'm not saying it's fair to blame Clara, but it's certainly not fair to dump the blame on BCRO.  We need prople to be less concerned about preserving their stature and their influence and more concerned about building the organization and winning elections.  

Last November was the best general election night Bergen Repubs have had in about 5-6 years.  Since then there has been more professionalism, more energy and more life.  Biggest mistake they can make now is degenerate into Civil War III. 

Pick your candidates Thursday, rally behind them and try to beat Democrats.  'Nuff said.