Kean says Palin may have hurt McCain's chances in New Jersey

By Matt Friedman | October 21st, 2008 - 11:06am
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With two polls released this morning showing Sen. Barack Obama leading Sen. John McCain in the Garden State by between 17 and 23 points, former Gov. Tom Kean acknowledged that winning this state is a long-shot, and that Vice-Presidential Sarah Palin hasn't helped.

"I think one of the problems is there hasn't been much of a campaign in New Jersey, if any. That's always a problem. It's uphill for any Republican to win in New Jersey, and the ones who have won are those who have spent a great deal of time here," he told PolitickerNJ.com from California in a phone interview.

Kean, who governed as a moderate in the 1980s and developed cross-party appeal, was one of McCain's early New Jersey backers. He endorsed him late last year, when most of the GOP establishment - including his son, Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. -- was on board with Rudy Giuliani. McCain, Kean said, was the most helpful Senator when he chaired the 9/11 commission - the creation of which McCain often cites as a major policy difference between himself and President Bush.

Kean did accompany McCain on the three public appearances he made in New Jersey this year. While he'd like to see more of McCain here, he understands that, with no chance of winning in New York, it wouldn't make sense to spend his limited campaign cash in that extremely expensive media market to make a play for North Jersey voters.

"I always encourage candidates to spend as much time as they can in New Jersey, because New Jersey responds to that kind of attention. But I understand the media markets. I understand that for every dollar you spend on media in New Jersey, you can get $10 worth of media in some of the other areas," he said. "But I live in New Jersey. I see it at as a competitive state, but only if you happen to campaign there."

When McCain picked Palin as his running mate, New Jersey Republicans argued that the Alaska Governor, who was introduced to the public of the lower 49 states as a corruption-busting reformer in a state with a similarly corruption-plagued political system, would appeal to jaded New Jersey voters.

But Kean said that Palin was more of a trade off. While she's exceedingly popular in other parts of the country, she hasn't helped here.

"I don't know whether it's cultural, political or issue-oriented. She seems to not do well in places like New Jersey, New England and California, and very, very well when it comes to the Midwest in the south," he said. "She probably hurts in New Jersey and helps in other states."

Kean did say that McCain's New Jersey Chairman, State Sen. Bill Baroni (R-Hamilton), has done a good job with the limited resources he has, and felt that McCain was doing well nationally.

"Considering all the things he's been hit with, I think he's doing very well. He's the kind of guy who all his life has come from behind, and I wouldn't count him out this time," said Kean. "He's the last gasp of what you and I would call the greatest generation."

McCain's support for the bailout killed him.

Palin's the best thing that ever happened to an otherwise comatose Republican nominee. McCain was doing fine until he endorsed the Bush-Obama bailout. That will be remembered as the turning point in the campaign.

To blame Palin rather than the politically inept nominee for the ticket's problems is an example of political spin at it's most pathetic. The 2008 campaign, unfortunately, is going the way of the 1996, 1992, 1976, 1960 and 1948 campaigns where Republicans lost because they were afraid of controversy and as a result did not motivate voters.

Democrats are motivated because they know their candidate has a strong set of beliefs. The McCain campaign has put Sarah Palin in a straitjacket and kept her away from promoting the controversy that would have helped the ticket win. And the decision to announce they were pulling out of Michigan, Wisconsin and Maine has to rank as one of the dumbest in American political history.

Whatever happens in this election, Sarah Palin will be President in 2013 and those who put her down today have to remember that their words will live forever on the internet.

For once

I find myself agreeing with SOME of Rick's points. The campaign didn't "announce" they were pulling out, it was just so obvious (as it would be when you go from 35 staffers on the ground, interacting with volunteers, etc to 5)that it really couldn't missed. I agree that the bailout was a fork in the road, of course, there is no way of knowing what would've happened had McCain taken the other road. Kean wasn't blaming Palin, he was responding to a question about her impact in NJ. Bottom line is he's right - there was no real campaign here to speak of.

Shouldn't Tom Kean, as the

"elder statesman" of the NJ GOP be more proactive in campaigning and fundraising for our guys and gals?

For the most part, he is still held in high esteem.

Agree with some of Mountain Mans points

This has nothing to do with Palin. Without Palin Mc Cain might be down 30 points in NJ. Mc Cain can still narrow the gap. He needs to ask the American people to choose between the stars and Stripes and the Obama fake logo. Period

Wrong

Wrong wrong wrong. McCain had very high approvals amongst unaffliated voters in NJ prior to her slections. He had high numbers amongst inds all over the nation, until he picked her. McCain would not have won NJ, but picking such an unqualified and mediocre pick simply pushed NJians (who are by and large moderate on social issues) over the edge. NJ is a solid blue state, competeing here was always gonna be tough but picking a candidate that cant string together two words damned him in this state. NJians even most NJ GOPers are educated, and elitists in their opinions as compared to the rest of the country. The darn tooten, you betcha, gotcha wink and smile crowd doesnt play well in any NJ demographic

Lieberman

When is he going to come to Bergen (NJ) and stump for McCain?

Lieberman

When is he going to come to Bergen (NJ) and stump for McCain?

ashcroft, gonzalez, mukasey, goodling,sampson,rove.....

If a woman winks at a group of people one or two times in 90 minutes, it's cute. When it's 5 times, something is terribly wrong. Why is everyone Joe sixpack or Joe the plumber or as a NY Times editorial writer says, "patio man.?" Who thinks of this stuff? Can we put people back to work? That's a question. Can I keep my 401k in tact? Can I pay my mortgage, buy a car, give my family and friends holiday presents? Can I go to a doctor? Can we cap the interest rate on credit cards? Palen, Biden,the two birds at the top, who gives a flying f#%&? Answer the questions. Case closed.

It's the bailout

When he announced he was supporting it, he lost the mantle of being the "anti-Washington" candidate. The differences between him and Obama on the top issue facing the nation were muted, and Democrats ALWAYS win when the differences are blurred.

It's the bailout

When he announced he was supporting it, he lost the mantle of being the "anti-Washington" candidate. The differences between him and Obama on the top issue facing the nation were muted, and Democrats ALWAYS win when the differences are blurred.

It's the bailout

When he announced he was supporting it, he lost the mantle of being the "anti-Washington" candidate. The differences between him and Obama on the top issue facing the nation were muted, and Democrats ALWAYS win when the differences are blurred.

McCain had no chance anyway

McCain was never in play in jersey. If he chose romney, then the ticket would be to boring. Huckabee: too southern/conservative. Rudy: too many skeletons. People insulting Sarah Palin is an elitist thing. It is a bunch of latte drinking liberals in NYC saying they don't want this hick in office. It's racist to say anything about Obama, but it's not sexist to criticize Palin and her family? How is that? Elite, liberal, NY media, shaping the policy of america.

There is still two weeks to go!

There is still two weeks to go! I do not believe that NJ voters would choose socialism over freedom and opportunity. Let’s face it. Sen. Obama has an easy ride in NJ so far. Why nobody associate him with his chief supporters here, mainly corrupt political bosses. That’s why I do not understand Gov. Kean complaints. What has he done in this campaign so far? I think that he should come out of his self-righteous shell and get down to campaigning. It would sound better if Gov. Kean calls Sen. Obama a socialist than my writing on the PolitickerNJ.com. So Gov. Kean and Sen. Kean get to work for the next two weeks. We can discuss our differences on November 5th.

The NJGOP is an impotent

organization. Tom Wilson has to go. Blaming anyone outside the state is just a smokescreen.

Shame on Tom Kean

Hasn't Tom Kean seen the work of Senator Bill Baroni, Rick Mroz, John Murphy, et al in this campaign? Is he blind? Many people have put in countless hours on the McCain campaign in New Jersey. I cannot believe that Tom said this. I also cannot believe how naive people in New Jersey are. This is one of the most affluent states in the nation and many of us will be giving away our hard earned money to those "less fortunate" people in New Jersey. Some people say it is spreading the wealth. I say we are getting screwed. Why did I go to college, work my butt off doing two jobs just to get by, and better myself while some people are too lazy to go out and work? Why should I give them money? I also disagree about Tom's assessment of Governor Palin. Tom, your eyesight must be getting real bad. Take a good look around New Jersey and see how hard everyone is working on the McCain campaign. Maybe if you did some work, instead of making stupid comments, we would be better off.

Kean says Palin may have hurt McCain's chances in New Jersey

Duh.

Palin scares off centrist/moderate Republicans

I know of a few Republicans who consider the prospect of a Palin presidency a nightmare scenario for the country. Why?

Issues:
"Small town hockey mom" with a $175,000 wardrobe from Neiman Marcus and Sacs Fifth Ave? Something doesn't seem right.

House built for free by the company that later got the contract to build the hockey ring in Wasilla? Something's fishy.

Unanimously found to have perpetrated ethics violation as governor.

Pressured law enforcement official to carry out personally motivated action, like the Bush admin's firing of federal prosecutors.

Use of 3rd party private emails for official use, like the Bush administration.

Family values?: Unwed sex and dropping out of school is cool.

The Right-Wing choice for women: 1) You can keep the baby or 2) you can keep the baby.

BTW, why is she hiding her medical records? Is there something missing in it that should be there?

Yes, I would love to see the race in 2012 and see how she gets the nomination of the party. My bet: Huckabee vs. Obama in 2012. Both candidates are genuine and appeal to both their bases and the moderate center without the vitriol that Palin spews every time she opens her mouth.

Sexist to criticize Palin???

As a white rural working mother in a good marriage with children by choice, one of whom is a 16 year old daughter, I agree with almost all of the critics of Ms. Palin. I do not want someone who thinks we are in Iraq (As my son it) on a mission from God, who believes my daughter and I don't deserve choices, in such a position of power in our country. I guess since I used to live in big cities, I'm not a "real american". I am certainly not "Elitist". Nor am I a "latte drinking liberal in NYC". I happen to be contented living in a small town in Nebraska.

"“Judge not, that you be

"“Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye."

$150,000 wardrobe while pretending to be a wholesome Christian small town hockey-mom, at the same time calling others elitist and un-American? Perhaps she should read Matthew 7:1-5

Palin making me vote third party

Unlike right-wing nutjob Mountain dude thinks. Inexperienced Palin is making me vote third party instead of Mccain, Obama is too inexperienced to make important foreign policy decisions but so is Palin.

Mccain only turned off conservatives with his support for the bailout if those conservatives were dumb enough to support him in the first place. Real conservatives never supported him.

Ten Compelling Reasons to Vote John McCain

TEN COMPELLING REASONS TO VOTE MCCAIN
1. CHECK ON LIBERAL CONGRESS. The only way the liberal Congress will be checked at all is if McCain gets elected. Otherwise Pelosi, Dodd, and Frank(the very same people who contributed greatly to the current crisis through resisting reforms to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and pushing “affordable housing” to those who weren’t credit worthy) will have unchecked freedom to cause further economic havoc and impose irresponsible, unaffordable spending programs on this country(we’ve had a Democratic Congress for the last two years and frankly they’ve done a terrible job—-the last thing we need to do is to give them unchecked power)
2. OBAMA TAX POLICIES WILL TURN CRISIS INTO CATASTROPHE Obama, despite his promises, will turn a crisis into a catastrophe if his economic policies are implemented. This will not help the average “Joe”. Raising taxes in a weak economy is the worst possible economic policy one can do. In 1932, for example,(in an effort eerily similar to the rationale Obama is using) Congress raised taxes on the wealthy and the result was an 8 point jump in unemployment. Moreover, taking money from the pool of funds job creators have means less money to pay wages, less money to pay health care and other benefits, and less jobs. What good is a $500.00 government check if the tax punishment meted out by Obama on your boss forces your boss to cut salaries, health care benefits, raise prices on consumers or, in the worst case scenario, close the business?
3. REAL OBAMA VIEWS MIDDLE CLASS AS “BITTER CLINGERS” AND OBAMA’S JOE THE PLUMBER ENCOUNTER SHOWS HIS TRUE DISDAIN FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS We’ve seen evidence of what Obama really thinks about the average “Joe” and it isn’t encouraging or pretty. Remember Obama’s remarks that Pennsylvanians were “bitter clingers to guns and religion”. These remarks were made when Obama wasn’t expecting them to be recopied(they thus represent the real Obama). And why should we be surprised at this elitist worldview given the fact Obama is a Ivy League lawyer who spent 20 years in the hate filled church of Jeremiah Wright? Further, look at Obama’s appalling treatment of “Joe” the Plumber. “Joe” is an average guy who wants to buy a business but his dreams can not happen under the Obama tax plan because Obama takes away any incentive to gross more than $250,000.00 in income. And both Obama and Biden essentially mocked “Joe the Plumber” once they learned he was probably a McCain supporter. They and the media made sure(within a days time) that this average “Joe” would have numerous embarrassing details about his life exposed worldwide in an effort to discredit him. And why, all because(when Obama came to his house—he didn’t seek out Obama—Obama sought him out) he dared to ask a reasonable straightforward question that any private citizen should be able to ask their President? Vote for other Democrats if you like(except Murtha who in my view shares the same elitist worldview as demonstrated by his comments Pennsylvanians are “racists” and “rednecks”) but we don’t need more elitists like Obama in leadership positions.
4. DEMS LIKE OBAMA LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR CURRENT CRISIS. Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Dodd, and Barney Frank, have pushed for the “affordable housing” policies that have encouraged or pressured banks into making loans to poor minorities and whites who weren’t credit worthy. Obama and Dodd were the top two recipients of Fannie Mae campaign contributions. Obama also picked Jim Johnson(former Fannie Mae executive) to lead his vice presidential team. According to the Washington Post, one of Obama’s economic advisers is Franklin Raines(another Fannie Mae executive who in Raines’ case raked in 90 million dollars from Fannie Mae). Obama represented ACORN, trained ACORN workers, he and Ayers gave $200,000 to ACORN, Obama’s campaign gave $800,000.00 to ACORN, and ACORN intimidated many banks into giving bad loans to minorities with discrimination lawsuits. John McCain, in contrast, called for reforms of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, while Obama, Reid, Pelosi, Frank, and Dodd, resisted those reforms. Bush called for numerous reforms of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the Democrats also opposed these reforms. So why in the world, given the fact the Democrats largely caused this crisis, would we want to put Obama, Dodd, Reid, Pelosi, and Frank in total unchecked command of the country?
5. HEALTH CARE PLAN DISASTROUS On health care, Obama’s plan is unaffordable and will lead to a total collapse of the system ultimately. Obama wants a single payer system(he doesn’t say that now outwardly but that’s what he wants—-in 2003 in a speech before the AFL-CIO he said he favored a single payer system—-further his plan will ultimately lead to single payer because private insurers will be crowded out of the market—-they will be subject to costly new mandates and won’t be able to compete with Obama’s government subsidized plan) And single payer is an abject disaster and the the worst possible choice for health care. Why? For one thing, if you have single payer, you never get rid of it and you have no other option if you don’t like the way the single payer treats you. Further, in single payer countries like Canada, you have enormous wait lines(many Canadians flock to the US for care because of these wait lines), health care gets rationed(the government covers less because they have to in order to cut costs), and quality doctors leave the system(because they are paid low wages under single payer systems or less than they could make elsewhere). So Obama’s health care plan will not only not help the average “Joe”, his single payer dream will only lead to further hardship for the average “Joe” and a collapse of the system.
6. OBAMA ENERGY PLAN LEADS TO GREATER, NOT LESS DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL On energy, Obama’s energy policies will do next to nothing to help this country achieve “energy indepedence”. The last time a “windfall profits tax” was imposed(under Carter) our dependence on foreign oil grew and this happened because the windfall profits tax kills innovation on the part of oil companies(why should they drill more if they can’t make any profits from more drilling because Obama will take the money away) Moreover, Obama and the Democrats have historically railed against more drilling(Obama even scoffed we could save more energy by inflating our tires than we could gain from drilling for more oil) and nuclear power(two energy sources which are critical to helping us lessen dependence on foreign oil) so McCain and Palin are much more reliable in terms of drilling for more oil and building more nuclear power plants. Biden also said he and Obama wouldn’t build any “clean coal” plants. You should also note Obama wants to keep gas prices high(in fact he said he wasn’t upset about the fact gas prices rose, only that they rose too fast). Keeping gas prices high certainly doesn’t help the average “Joe”. And Obama also favors keeping gas taxes high while McCain has favored suspending the gas tax in the summer. The gas tax clearly hurts the average “Joe” because everyone has to buy gas(regardless of income level) yet it is McCain, not Obama, who is willing to give the average “Joe” the tax relief.
7. OBAMA FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE There is also no reason to believe Obama will be more fiscally responsible than McCain. McCain has proposed a spending freeze while Obama propses a trillion dollars in new spending. The resulting debt burden created by these spending programs will place an incredible burden and yoke on future generations. McCain is much more likely to keep spending in check.
8. MCCAIN MORE EXPERIENCED. OBAMA’S FOREIGN POLICY DISASTROUS In terms of foreign affairs, McCain has 26 years experience, Obama has 2. And Biden’s experience shows he has made the wrong judgment numerous times so he can’t be counted on to offer much help to Obama(after 9/11 Biden proposed giving $200 million to Iran—-a ridiculous idea, Biden also proposed partitioning Iraq—an idea Iraqis almost unanimously rejected, Biden and Obama opposed the surge while McCain’s judgment was vindicated on the surge). In terms of an unsteady hand, Obama has certainly shown an unsteady hand with his foreign policy gaffes already(e.g. wrong on the surge, 3 different answers on the Georgia situation, talking with dictators “without preconditions”, invading Pakistan). And, more recently, Biden said Obama would experience an international crisis if elected because he’s so inexperienced and that “America hang with us because our response won’t seem to be the right one”. There’s no evidence therefore Obama is capable of handling foreign policy crises better than McCain.
9. PALIN MOST EXPERIENCED ON ENERGY ISSUES, PALIN AT LEAST AS EXPERIENCED AS OBAMA In terms of Palin, Palin has at least as much experience than Obama. And on the critical energy issues, it is Palin who arguably has the most experience and knowledge of ALL the candidates on energy issues(because Palin was an oil and gas regulator, her husband has worked in the oil business, Palin negotiated the natural gas pipeline deal in Alaska, and Palin has lectured and given speeches on energy issues). Palin also hasn’t been given a fair shake by the media so if you’re relying on CNN, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, or the New York Times for your information on Palin, you are not, in my view, getting a fair picture of her. You should know that in the ABC interview Palin had, portions of it were edited out and were not shown to the public(these edited out portions would have made her answers appear more complete).
10. OBAMA’S ALLIANCES WITH RADICALS RAISE CRITICAL DOUBTS ABOUT HIS JUDGMENT AND SHOW HE HAS A RADICAL SOCIALIST WORLDVIEW. And I haven’t even discussed Obama’s numerous alliances with radicals, party hacks or corrupt individuals such as
a) Reverend Wright
b) Bill Ayers
c) Tony Rezko
d) Rashid Khalidi
e) Khalid al Monsour
f) Stroger
g) Richard Daley
h) Father Pfleger
Ten compelling reasons to vote McCain over Obama.

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