Corzine/Weinberg Slate Endorsed by Grassrooters!

Written by: Paul Eisenman on Oct 29, 2009 7:33 PM EDT

Linked to groups: Hudson DFA, Bergen Grassroots, DFA New Jersey

Fellow Grassrooter,

The Members in Good Standing of Bergen Grassroots have voted overwhelmingly in favor of endorsing the Corzine/Weinberg slate for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

An Oct. 20 gubernatorial forum attended by about 50 members of Bergen Grassroots and of the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County (forum cosponsors) featured Chris Daggett, independent candidate for the seat and Ridgewood Councilmember Paul Aronsohn as Corzine's surrogate. There was an empty seat for Republican candidate Chris Christie.

After the debate, a DemoChoice ballot appeared on the Internet to permit dues-paying members of Bergen Grassroots to choose a candidate for endorsement. Bergen Grassroots' by-laws stipulate that for a member to be considered in good standing, he or she must have paid dues in full not later than 30 days after 12 months since the previous dues payment. The ballot offered the names of the three candidates plus a choice marked "Other" for voters who might have wanted to support one of the nine minor-party candidates for the post, or as a means of saying "None of the above." No voter chose that option.

As an exercise of the democratic process, the turnout was disappointing albeit typical of general election statistics: 56.7% of the eligible voters participated. 

Nevertheless, the Corzine/Weinberg ticket attracted 81% of the vote, more than half of those entitled to vote. Independent candidate Chris Daggett received the other 19%.

It would not be a foregone conclusion that candidate Christie would not receive any votes at all; there are Republicans among the 400plus people who participate by receiving Grassrooter mail and attending meetings from time to time. 

According to its statement of policy, Bergen Grassroots is a political activist group whose members include Republican and Democratic Party members as well as unaffiliated voters. Bergen Grassroots supports candidates for office, sponsors forums to educate the public on political and social issues, engages people in the political process, and seeks to inform lawmakers and other officials at every level of government of its policies and platform.

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Location: Bergen County, NJ 07666

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