tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post7161608957683811836..comments2024-03-09T16:22:54.461-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.dancirucci.com">Dan Cirucci</a>: Heard It Here FirstDan Ciruccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18362893049097966904noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post-21348221316224445932009-11-04T23:23:32.867-05:002009-11-04T23:23:32.867-05:00Looks like you were right-- let's see if a Rep...Looks like you were right-- let's see if a Republican can win a senate seatEditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08892748627168218304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post-5826586770896071612009-11-04T22:06:45.146-05:002009-11-04T22:06:45.146-05:00Hats off to Christie. He ran an excellent campaign...Hats off to Christie. He ran an excellent campaign that, as you said, focused on New Jersey issues and New Jersey needs and not the national party's agenda. Same with McDonnell in VA.<br /><br />Contrast this with what happened in NY-23, where prominent national Republicans propped up a right-wing interloper who espoused the national party's agenda but was out of touch with the district's issues and interests, all in the name of taking out someone they felt wasn't conservative enough. And they lost a seat they had held since the Civil War.<br /><br />All of next year's candidates for the House, Senate and the 37 state governorships up for grabs would be well-advised to run the types of campaigns that Christie and McDonnell did - focus on the issues in their state or districts and don't get sucked into railing about culture wars and the national platform. Keep it local.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09593093896643755523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7458724113457799001.post-85837315878734401192009-11-04T22:03:50.146-05:002009-11-04T22:03:50.146-05:00congratulations on all the diligent work you did i...congratulations on all the diligent work you did in helping bring honesty in government back to New Jersey.<br />I'm very happy for you.michael loehrernoreply@blogger.com