September 10, 2008 - 2:02pm
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Rothman: no new chairman until after November 4th
By Matt Friedman, PolitickerNJ.com ReporterWith potential candidates already angling for the job of Bergen County Democratic Chairman, U.S. Rep. Steve Rothman (D-Englewood) said that there’s no need to elect a new chairman until after the November election.
“Many of us feel that there’s no need to rush to choose a new chairman. We are in the process of finding out the true condition of the party and its finances,” said Rothman, who emphasized that indicted Chairman Joe Ferriero hasn’t even resigned yet. “And then examining what legal requirements exist with regard to new elections for chairman.”
Indeed, Democratic Bergenites acknowledge that the party is facing significant debt – a feeling that in recent years has been much more familiar to their Republican counterparts.
With an election just two months away, Rothman feels that it wouldn’t help the party to focus on the jockeying and bickering that naturally accompany internal party contests. For now, he said, the party is in the capable hands of Acting Chairwoman Kay Nest.
“To choose a new chairman would require calling together a convention of over 1,000 county committee people,” said Rothman. “Frankly, we don’t have that kind of time and energy to devote to that enterprise. We need to take control of the party’s finances, stop the bleeding and get a responsible group in there to run the campaigns and get our candidates elected. It would be a tremendous distraction.”
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Chairman Account
How much is in there and can he use it for legal defense?
You can always count on Steve Rothman's sage
words of wisdom and actions.
Rothman Blew It: Big Time!!!
Ferierro is an Albatross around the neck of Democrats throughout the whole state.
Republicans will use the fact that he's still the titular head of the BCDO as evidence that the Democratic party doess't have the balls to clean house.
Does Ferierro think he can "beat the rap" and then just come back to being boss of al bosses as if nothing had happened?
Ferierro, whatever the outcome of the two pending legal actions against him, is political dead meat....and his rotting flesh is stinking up the Democratic party.
What is Steve Rothman thinking here?
This really smells.
Ideally, Governor Corzine would step in but he too seems to be afraid of cutting Ferierro's political corpse loose.
You really do have to wonder what kind of hold Ferierro has on these people???
From Frederick Douglass
More Chairman fiasco.
Very good judgment there Rothman of not to seek a special election while the acting Chair is doing O.K. Plus speaking of Chairs, as in your fellow Rep. Paul W. Hodes from New Hampshire as the national co-chair with: _______ (?) of Obama's campaign, and you his NE Regional Co-chair (with: _________)(?) I think there needs to be a shake-up from within the ranks, reference: Hodes in violation of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians (ICJP) Mission Statement to "promote the rule of law". A copy of my complaint to them of yesterday (Fri.,Sept.12) to your offices on Monday to please look into this. Thank you, Joe Haas, P.O. Box 3842, Concord, N.H. 03302, Tel. 603: 848-6059 (cell phone). P.S. What's your correct zip code for Jersey City? 07601 or 07306-2188 per two different websites.