November 4, 2008 - 4:03pm
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Stender thinks the numbers are on her side

From left: Union County Central Labor Council President Ed Zarnock; New Jersey AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech; Gov. Corzine; Assemblywoman Linda Stender; New Jersey AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Laurel Brennan;

SPRINGFIELD – At a labor rally today, Assemblywoman Linda Stender said that she feels confident that the high turnout today will benefit her campaign.

“I think it’s thrilling for our Democracy to see people get involved,” she said. “And I have to say, as I’m spending my day continuing to talk to voters at diners, the train station and all that stuff, it feels to me like the numbers are with me in terms of people that have already voted for me. We’ll see. It’s going to be a long day.”

Stender said that 20 percent of registered voters had already turned out by 9:00a.m. in her hometown of Fanwood.

“I was at the train station in Fanwood this morning and there were people who missed their trains because they had to stand in line to vote longer,” she said.

And with that, Stender gave a short speech to a group of union members who were preparing to canvass the district on behalf of her and the rest of the Democratic ticket.

Matt Friedman is a PolitickerNJ.com Reporter and can be reached via email at matt@politicsnj.com.

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