Building the New Majority

Building the New Majority Chairman Bill Spadea endorses Hackett and Kane in Middlesex

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:32:32 +0000

PRINCETON, N.J.—Bill Spadea of Building the New Majority has endorsed retired state police Captain Keith B. Hackett and Harold V. Kane for Middlesex County Sheriff and Clerk, respectively.

Bill Spadea is a political consultant and grassroots political leader, and chairs the Princeton based community civics organization Building the New Majority. The organization actively supports candidates for local office who seek to make government more accountable to the people. Spadea believes that the Sheriff’s office needs the extensive leadership that Hackett brings from his extensive managerial experience in both the public and private sector. Additionally, Kane, as a telecommunications specialist, is needed to bring the clerk’s office up to date and reconnect it with the people it serves.

Spadea explains that “Building the New Majority is a New Jersey organization created to identify, develop and empower candidates. Our primary focus is the development of candidates for local, county and state offices through direct contributions and grassroots support in order to help rebuild the New Jersey Republican organization from the ground up. We work in tandem with other statewide organizations to help create an opportunity to restore transparency, accountability and responsibility at all levels of government in the Garden State.”

Hackett and Kane welcomed Spadea’s endorsement and continue to receive endorsements from community leaders and elected officials in Middlesex County.

Contact:

Brian R. Hackett

Campaign Manager

Hackett & Kane 2010

732-343-2206

Spadea joins Halfacre team as a senior advisor

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:40:32 +0000

Two days in front of a scheduled campaign kickoff by a Republican rival, 12th District Republican congressional candidate Fair Haven Mayor Mike Halfacre announced that Bill Spadea, Republican grassroots leader and former District 12 Congressional Republican nominee, has joined the Halfacre for Congress campaign as a senior advisor.

Spadea will assist with overall strategy, grassroots outreach and fundraising. “I am thrilled that Bill Spadea has decided to join my team,” said Halfacre. “Bill was the first person I reached out to when I decided to run because he ran the kind of hardworking, grassroots campaign I’ve been running. His positive influence extends far past his hometown of Princeton or Mercer County; he is widely respected throughout the district and the state as an articulate voice for conservative principles and political strategy. His advice will be invaluable to me in my effort to defeat Rush Holt.” Spadea, president of Building the New Majority, a grassroots political organization co-founded by Republican businessman (and major motion picture subject) John Crowley, spoke favorably about Halfacre’s campaign. “I was impressed with Mike when we met in the spring and as I’ve followed his campaign for the last 8 months I think he’s said and done all the right things,” said the 2004 Republican nominee…

An Invitation

admin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:02:30 +0000

An Invitation to Join

Governor-Elect Chris Christie & Congressman Chris Smith

You Are Cordially Invited to Join

Congressman Chris Smith, Marie Smith and Friends

As they Host

Governor-Elect Chris Christie

On Monday, December 14, 2009

Eagle Ridge Golf Club
2 Augusta Boulevard
Lakewood, NJ 08701-4639

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Private VIP Reception
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
General Reception with Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres

$200 General Reception
$350 Per Couple

$2,400 Join Host Committee and
Private VIP Reception

RSVP/Information:
Committee To Re-Elect Congressman Chris Smith at
609-581-0787 or Smith4NJ@optonline.net

Purchase your ticket online by clicking here!

Event Chairmen:

Chairman George Gilmore, Ocean County
William J. Palatucci

Event Co-Chairs:

State GOP Chairman Jay Webber
Chairman Joe Oxley – Monmouth County
Chairman Roy Wesley – Mercer County
Chairman Bill Layton – Burlington County

Host Committee:

(Partial Listing)

Hon. Steve Acropolis
Hon. Mary Pat Angelini
Hon. Bill Baroni
Hon. John Bartlett
Hon. Jennifer Beck
Hon. John Bencivengo
Bernie Berry, Esq.
Hon. Lillian Burry
David R. Breidinger
Hon. Caroline Casagrande
Hon. Rob Clifton
Hon. Christopher J. Connors
Hon. John Curley
Hon. Ronald Dancer
Hon. Joseph B. Donnelly
Hon. Claire French
Hon. Tom Gagliano
Hon. DiAnne Gove
Hon. William S. Haines, Jr.
Hon. Peter Inverso
Hon. Sean Kean
Hon. Jack Kelly
Hon. Joseph Kyrillos
Hon. James Lacey
Hon. Gerry Little
Hon. Joseph Malone
Donna Mullins
Hon. Declan O’Scanlon
Hon. William Polhemus
Hon. Robert D. Prunetti
Hon. Jack Rafferty
Hon. David Rible
Hon. Brian Rumpf
Bill Spadea
Hon. Robert Singer
Hon. Joseph H. Vicari
Russell Wojtenko Jr., Esq.

Election Results 2009

admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:14 +0000

We did it! Congratulations to all of you who worked tirelessly through the past few months to help bring about a Republican statewide win. Not only did Chris Christie capture the Governor’s office, but dozens of our endorsed local candidates exceeded expectations throughout the state. Building the New Majority endorsed and supported sixty-one candidates for Assembly, Freeholder, Mayor, Committee and Council. On Tuesday, Thirty-three of those candidates were elected by the voters! Perhaps the best news is that twenty of the winners were NOT incumbents.

Here’s the link to the detailed results:

http://buildingthenewmajority.org/Election09.pdf

Of course the real winners are the dozens of communities across the state that moved toward more limited, ethical and responsible government.

The freeholder board in Monmouth County is back in good hands with a solid victory by John Curley. Montgomery Township in Somerset County is also back because of the excellent campaign run by Thom Carter and Mark Caliguire. Dan Lockwood became the first Republican in 40 years to win a Committee seat in Middle Township, Cape May County. And the legislature now has several new members fighting to get our economy moving and reduce the size of government, Assembly member-elect Tony Bucco in the 25th; Bob Schroeder in the 39th; and John Dimaio and Erik Peterson in the 23rd who join newly elected state Senator, Mike Doherty representing Warren and Hunterdon County.

In Bergen County, despite coming up a bit short in the statewide count, chairman Bob Yudin helped lead a resurgence of the party, capturing freeholder seats and seeing many of our local candidates to victory. Paul Cordts and Johnny Porco in River Edge and Alan Brundage and Michael Rohdieck in Paramus surged to victory and helped push up the vote totals helping the freeholders win and helping Chris Christie keep the margins close. In Morris Township, Morris County, we got two seats back on the Committee thanks to the tireless efforts of two great campaigners, Bruce Sisler and Scott Rosenbush.

Congratulations to Jay Taylor who won a seat on the Cranbury, Middlesex County committee. He ran a great race with his running mate, Dan Mulligan. And to the four winners in Galloway, Atlantic County where county chairman Keith Davis helped lead a focused campaign resulting in Dennis Kleiner, Don Purdy, Whitney Ullman and Tom Bassford being elected to the Council.

In some areas we lost, but the margins were closer than anyone could have predicted. Our friend Frank Vitolo lost his bid for a council seat in Morristown, Morris County by on 56 votes. And Tim Matthews lost his race for Committee in East Amwell, Hunterdon County by only 53 votes! Even in Essex County, where chairman and State Senator Kevin O’Toole had his work cut out, we were successful taking our message to the inner city. Although our endorsed candidate for Register, Terriann Moore-Abrahms fell short, she ran a great grassroots campaign that will serve as a base for future elections in the area. Also in Essex, We’re also proud of the job done by Barry Funt and Mark Meyerwitz as they fought hard in a very tough race in the 27th.

Marty Marks and his running mate Bo Vastine came closer than expected to winning seats in the 22nd district covering parts of Union County as did Joe Sinagra and Bob Jones in the 18th.

In Mercer County, chairman Roy Wesley and his team helped turn out Republican voters that kept the Democrats fighting in areas they formerly took for granted. Werner Graf and Kim Taylor ran a particularly good campaign for Assembly, and although they didn’t win, they too established a strong grassroots presence that will help us as we turn our focus to the future. Cindy Randazzo, Russ Wojtenko and Shirley Guerieri also ran an outstanding race for freeholder despite overwhelming odds against them.

Many of our incumbent friends also got re-elected and will continue to serve their constituents in the honorable and effective manner that got them the job in the first place. Congratulations to Dave Rible and Mary Pat Angelini who were re-elected to the Assembly in the 11th district in Monmouth County and to Jay Webber in Morris County who also serves as our State Party chairman.

Congratulations to new Council member Toni Marie Angelini who was elected handily in Matawan, Monmouth County and Rich Green in Old Bridge, Middlesex County, who won with a whopping 65% of the vote! Scott Smith also surged to victory in Upper Deerfield, Cumberland County. And our endorsed candidates in Raritan, Hunterdon County, John King & Rich O’Malley and Raritan, Somerset County, Greg Lobell and Stefanie Gara also won impressive victories.

Thanks to the great race run in Deptford Township, Gloucester County by Jim Capone, Barbara Gallagher, Jay Madera and Jon Mangel we’ve got a base to build on for the next cycle. Same goes for Mary Chyb and Jordan Rickards who earned 46% and 45% respectively in a race in North Brunswick where no one expected them to break the 30% mark. Middlesex County Chairman Joe Leo and Municipal Chairman Tom O’Neill played a big role in that success.

We know that Mike Donohue and John McCann, who fell just short of an upset in the 1st district, will be a part of the GOP future for years to come after the thoughtful, hard-hitting campaign they conducted. Same goes for Dan Marley in Lambertville and for Rick Miller and Ginny Bigley in Lawrence Township who also fell just a couple points shy of victory.

Thanks again for all that you do to help build the party and support your community. Together we made a strong first step toward restoring responsible and limited government to the Garden State. Our next mission is to help elect thoughtful, responsible candidates to school boards across New Jersey in the spring of 2010. Beyond that we’ll be focused on the mid-term elections and the state senate elections in 2011 where we hope to gain momentum going into the next statewide contest in 2012. Stay Informed by following us on Facebook www.facebook.com/billspadea

See you at the inauguration…

96 hours to go hour

admin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:46:10 +0000

96 hours to go hour. We’ve got four more days to get the word out and motivate volunteers and voters to help send Jon Corzine back to the private sector. With your support, Building the New Majority has targeted dozens of candidates running for local offices across the state and we’re happy to report that many of these races have a great shot at winning on Election Day.

Of course the registered Democrats in New Jersey outnumber the Republicans by a nearly two-to-one margin so we’ve got some work to do. We need to spend this weekend talking to our Democratic and independent friends and get them to pull the lever for good government across the board on Tuesday. Tuesday is the day to send a message to all those corrupt parasites that have lived and prospered on the backs of the hard-working families in New Jersey for decades. By electing honest, hard-working, champions of responsible and limited government to town councils, freeholder boards, assembly seats and the Governor’s office, we’ll show them that we came prepared to fight…and win.

Our candidate list can be found at www.buildingthenewmajority.org. Find one of these courageous community leaders in your area and show up to knock on doors, make a few last minute calls, or send emails to your address book. Let people know that the opportunity for the people to take back our government is here and their vote counts. Every vote for your local candidates for Mayor, Council, Freeholder, or Assembly Member is one step closer to victory for common sense, reasonable and limited government.

Here are a few races to watch and jump in to help over the next 96 hours:

John Curley http://www.johnpcurley.com/welcome.html is running for Freeholder in Monmouth County, we’ve sent financial help and spread the word among our grassroots teams – he lost last time out by only a few hundred votes. His victory this year establishes Republican control back to the board which will be critical to defend families, and the small businesses that employ them, against an ever increasing tax and regulatory burden.

Mike Donohue and John McCann http://www.donohuemccann09.com/ are running for the Assembly in the 1st district. This is a battle were we have one of the best shots at a GOP pick up to further narrow the gap in the State Assembly. This race has received national attention from several groups including our training partner GOPAC which has spent considerable resources to help these two common sense conservatives win.

Tony Bucco http://www.buccoforassembly.com/ with his running mate, Michael Patrick Carroll http://www.michaelcarroll.com/ are poised to win the Assembly seats in Morris County on Tuesday. We were supportive of Tony as he battled through a difficult primary. He’s ready to take his common sense conservative approach to Trenton.

Terriann Moore-Abrams http://vip.politickernj.com/tags/terriann-moore-abrams-0 is running for Register in Essex County. Her campaign is in high gear as she’s been reaching across party lines to pull in support from the Democrats. Terriann is a clear rising star in our Party.

Mike Doherty http://www.mikedohertynj.com/ is on his way to winning the Senate seat in the 23rd Legislative district. We were happy to help Mike during his tough primary race back in June. Mike along with his Assembly running mates John DiMaio and Erik Peterson will be an important part of taking back control of our government.

Thom Carter and his running mate, Mark Caliguire http://www.thomcarter.com/ are in a great position to return GOP control to Montgomery Township in Somerset County.

Marty Marks & Bo Vastine http://www.marksvastine2009.com/ are running a strong race in the 22nd legislative district. They are in a great position for an upset despite the redistricting that has made the district ‘safe Democratic’ for many years. A last minute $25 contribution or a couple phone calls and emails on their behalf will make a difference.

Werner Graf http://gografnj.com/ has run and outstanding race with his running mate Kim Taylor http://taylorandgraf.net/. Although the 15th district is one of the toughest for a GOP challenger, every neighborhood they canvas and every call they make draws the Democrats fire into a district they used to be able to take for granted.

In Middle Township in Cape May County, Dan Lockwood http://www.lockwoodformiddle.com/ is running strong for Middle Township Committee and is in position for a victory.

Tim Mathews www.mathewsforcommittee.com is running a terrific grassroots campaign for Township Committee in East Amwell. With a little push we think he’s got a terrific shot to win.

Dan Marley www.marleyformayor.com in a tough battle for Mayor of Lambertville. I can tell you from 2004 that this is a tough area, but this year is different! If you live in the area, visit his website and sign up to help.

Stefanie Gara & Greg Lobell www.garalobell.com are running for council in Raritan. They’re running a strong grassroots race and with some last minute help should be able to pull out a victory.

In the key county of Bergen, where we need to win in order to secure a statewide victory, Paul Cordts & Johnny Porco http://www.cordtsporco.org/redevelopment.html are running for Council in River Edge. These guys are running hard and are ready to win.

Also in Bergen, Alan Brundage & Michael Rohdieck http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108258747916 are running strong for Council in Paramus. This is another key race with statewide implications.

The Deptford Township Republican Club has four terrific candidates running for seats in their municipal government. Jim Capone, Barbara Gallagher, Jay Madara & Jon Mangel http://www.dtrp.org/ are running a strong grassroots campaign and need your help as well.

We’re also supporting of two outstanding Assembly candidates running in New Jersey’s 27th Legislative District, Barry Funt and Mark Meyerowitz. They’ve helped organize Assembly challengers across the state as they push for a consistent message of lowering taxes and reigning in government http://citizensforassembly.com/home/

Don’t count out the terrific campaign being waged by Cindy Randazzo, Russ Wojtenko and Shirley Guerieri for Freeholder in Mercer County http://www.abettermercer.com/ . They’ve run a tough race and have reached out personally to thousands of voters. Joe Sinagra and Bob Jones http://www.gopusanj.com/wordpress/?p=9331 are also waging a great neighborhood ‘door-knocking’ effort in the 18th legislative district and are on their way to exceeding expectations.

Rounding out some of the other important local races… We’ve got the terrific effort being put forth by Toni Marie Angelini as she moves closer to becoming a member of the Council in Matawan. A bit further south, in Galloway Township, Atlantic County we’re proud to be supporting four terrific candidates for Council with a great shot at winning, Tom Bassford, Dennis Kleiner, Whitney Ulman and Don Purdy. Keep another close eye on the outstanding effort being put forth by Jay Taylor and Dan Mulligan as they battle for seats on the Cranbury Township Committee.

There are many more candidates that we’ve supported in some way over the past few months, spreading the word, mobilizing volunteers, conducting training and delivering financial contributions. All of our endorsed candidates are running strong and all have a chance of victory if we do our job and help them over the finish line.

Thanks for everything that you’ve already done to help us rebuild the Republican Party in New Jersey from the ground up. Let’s win on Tuesday and set our sights on the next round of elections in 2010, 2011 and the next statewide contest in 2012.

See you at the voting booth on Tuesday…

Doug Hoffman Leads in NY-23 Special Election

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:32:27 +0000

A new poll released earlier today by Club for Growth shows that Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has surged into the lead in the NY-23 Special Congressional Election to be held Nov. 3!

Hoffman now leads with 31%, Democrat Bill Owens is at 27%, and liberal Republican Dede Scozzafava has collapsed to just 20%.

Over the weekend, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) began a new attack ad aimed solely at Hoffman – the first such ad from the DCCC. Previously, the DCCC had only attacked the Republican.

This means the DCCC’s internal polling also shows Hoffman either in the lead or having the best chance to beat the Democrat.

Their fear is clear — the Democrat and the Republican are both very liberal and will split the moderate to liberal vote. As The Wall Street Journal editorial noted last week, “James Buckley won a Senate seat as the Conservative candidate in New York in 1970 against a pair of major-party liberals.”

The new Club for Growth poll and the new DCCC ad proves the chances of a stunning Hoffman victory are now better than ever.

There are just 8 days left until Election Day.

In the coming hours, the Hoffman campaign will be making its final decisions on how much final advertising they can afford.

Click here to make your most generous contribution to Doug Hoffman for Congress today.

Remember — Hoffman doesn’t need to get 50% of the vote to win – because the vote will get split three ways!

Let’s shock the Democrat AND Republican establishments by gaining a historic victory that repudiates their liberal tax and spend candidates.

Click here to make your most generous contribution to Doug Hoffman for Congress today.

How liberal is the Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava? Politico reports that in the last two weeks, she has collected donations from a rogue’s gallery of groups. “The International Longshoreman’s Association and the United Transportation Union PAC each chipped in $2,500, while the local International Brotherhood of Electric Workers gave her $1,000. The National Education Association’s political action committee spent $5,000 for her campaign, while a renewable energy association donated $2,000.”

Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman is the only Republican who can win this race. A small businessman frustrated with the direction Congress has taken this year, he is solid on our issues. Let’s make sure he has the money he needs during the final sprint to the finish line so he can repel the attacks by the DCCC and win this three-way race.

If you prefer not to donate online, you can call us with your credit card ready at (800) 784-2741. Or you can donate to Doug’s campaign by check. Please make your checks payable to Doug Hoffman for Congress. Contributions are limited to $2,400 per person. Then mail your check to Club for Growth PAC, 2001 L St NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC, 20036.

Conservative Surges in NY Special Election

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:11:52 +0000

William Kristol of The Weekly Standard wrote a new piece on the incredibly important NY-23 Special Congressional Election. Here is an excerpt:

The candidacy of the official Republican nominee, liberal Dede Scozzafava, selected by local party officials and supported by the national Republican establishment, is collapsing. The Republican who has a real chance to defeat Democrat Bill Owens is Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate-a Republican with a profile far more like the popular [former congressman and now Army Secretary John] McHugh, and one far more in sync with the district. What’s more, if elected, Hoffman would caucus in Congress with Republicans-whereas Scozzafava could well pull an Arlen Specter and defect to the Democrats.

And yesterday, former Congressman Dick Armey endorsed Doug Hoffman too.

Scozzafava supported the big tax-and-spend budget backed by the notorious ex-Governor Eliot Spitzer and signed by the current governor, David Paterson. She supports the card-check legislation that would abolish secret ballot elections to organize a union, is endorsed by the state teachers’ union, and backs the Obama stimulus bill. The Democrat in the race, Bill Owens, backs the Pelosi-Obama agenda.

Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman opposes higher taxes. He opposes the Obama stimulus and earmarks. He opposes the healthcare bill moving in Congress.

Right now, he is the only Republican who can win this race.

Click here to make your most generous contribution to Doug Hoffman for Congress today.

Last week, The Rothenberg Political Report’s editor said “Hoffman continues to gain strength.”

Hoffman can win. He just needs the money to get his positive message out. He has started to do that – his ads hit broadcast TV last week. Now Club members can be sure he has enough money to buy enough ads from now until Nov. 3 to win.

The Democrats and Republicans continue to tear each other apart with TV ads, and the Club for Growth PAC hammered both the Republican and Democrat with a massive ad buy. There is a huge opening for Hoffman in this race.

Political experts all over the country are watching this Nov. 3 election to see if there really has been a change in the political winds since 2008.

Can you imagine their shock on November 4 if both the Democrat AND Republican lose this special election, beaten by the Conservative Party candidate?

Please send Hoffman’s campaign your most generous contribution today. The election is just two weeks away.

Click here to make your most generous contribution to Doug Hoffman for Congress today.

Best Regards,

Chris

Chris Chocola
President, Club for Growth
2001 L Street, NW, Ste 600
Washington, DC 20036
PH: 202-955-5500

Opposing view: GOP offers clear alternative

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:01:08 +0000

It takes two to tango, and President Barack Obama and the Democratic congressional leadership repeatedly have said “no” to working with Republicans who have offered to compromise.

Obama and the Democrats said “no” on all the Republican ideas for the stimulus bill – including tax rate cuts that would stimulate the economy. They have insisted that the top income tax rates soar starting after next year, further stifling economic growth.

The Passing of a Real Hero

admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:53:51 +0000

From September 4, 2009

Let us mourn Robert Schindler, Sr., the father of Terri Schindler Schiavo. Not a politically connected man, Schindler (unlike Ted Kennedy) was on the front lines defending life – even to the end.

By Fr. THOMAS J. EUTENEUER

The pro-life movement mourns the loss of Mr. Robert Schindler, Sr., the father of Terri Schindler-Schiavo, whose fight for life captured the heart of the pro-life community in 2005. Mr. Schindler is being buried in Philadelphia today without the fanfare or accolades that are due a real champion who fought one of the most insidious evils of modern society – the legalized murder of the innocent.

His funeral will not be televised on all the cable news networks, no cardinals will attend it, and the President of the United States will not deliver the eulogy – thank God. Mr. Schindler, however, is promised a better send-off than that. God Himself will him speak to him words spoken to all the suffering righteous: “Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your Master.”

Bill Speaks at Conservatives with Attitude

admin — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:34:42 +0000

Part 1

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