Kim 'Tied In Knots' - Worrying About . . . KIM!

The campaign of Curtis Bashaw for United States Senate today released a new digital ad highlighting Democrat Andy Kim’s failure to take a position on Joe Biden’s fitness to lead our country, with Kim stating he’s only worried about whether or not President Biden can win in November. 

Kim expressed his concerns to New Jersey Globe this week, “The question is, can Biden win, and is there somebody that can potentially be stronger? That’s what I’m digging in on right now and trying to think through,” he said. “I don’t think it’s a problem for us to think through this and be absolutely thorough in terms of what this last stretch of the campaign could look like… There’s enough time that if there needs to be a switch, I think that could be done.”

Here's how Kim reacted when he was commandeered by CBS News regarding Biden's fitness to serve:

Rep. Andy Kim, Dem nominee for NJ Senate, said earlier he’s still personally undecided on whether Biden should stay on ticket.

“I’m still thinking this through,” he said, adding that confusion over what an alternate path looks like re: deadlines does make decision “hard” https://t.co/p6M3uPp9hM pic.twitter.com/mPqnytJhX5

— aaron navarro (@aaronlarnavarro) July 9, 2024

Andy Kim is a terminal tinkerer -- a tactician who seems ill-equipped for any kind of leadership role. When Big Decisive Moments arrive, he responds with obfuscation. Self-protective and calculating, his political rise has been a clever ruse allowing him to pose as a leader (grabbing headlines for sweeping the floor of the capitol rotunda) while actually accomplishing little or nothing. 

Put Kim alongside Curtis Bashaw and the contrast is stark. Kim wastes his time dotting over the how and why and if while Bashaw decisively takes innovative action to make good things happen. Put it this way: if you want someone to write an obtuse policy treatise that makes bedtime reading for bureaucrats and functionaries, Kim's your guy. But if you want a common sense visionary who cuts to the chase to solve real life problems, Bashaw's the man. 

Think about it, Bashaw saw potential where others saw blight. He took a sorry, old dilapidated property like Congress Hall and turned it into a chic, world class hotel and resort. In the process, he employed thousands of people. And he did it at a relatively young age with guts, savvy and a determination born of the daily, backbreaking grind of resurrecting a grand edifice. Then, one property after another, he went on to awaken sleepy old Cape May out of its slumber into a fresh luxe era where it attracts new generations while remaining a cherished classic. Along the way, he inspired the entire travel and hospitality industry and helped lead it into a new era.

While Kim ponders what might be, what coulda, shoulda, whata . . . Bashaw shows us what can be and then sets about bringing it to life.