Hipp leaves door open to Assembly run
By Matt Friedman, PolitickerNJ.com ReporterSpeculation persists in Republican circles that Rutherford Mayor John Hipp would make a good assembly candidate, but Hipp has not been privy to it.
In September, Hipp told PolitickerNJ that he would only consider running if party leaders asked him to. That hasn’t changed.
“I haven’t said no because obviously if I’m asked to help out the party I want to do everything I can,” he said.
Hipp, a former Democrat and anti-EnCap crusader who ousted incumbent Democrat Bernadette McPherson in a landslide last year, is on the shortlist of Republican candidates in District 36. The district, which covers parts of Essex, Bergen and Passaic Counties, was largely ignored by state Republicans last year. But with results much closer than anticipated, Republicans are looking to possibly invest resources there next year.
“My preference would be to stay as mayor,” said Hipp. “ So I have no desire or plans to run, but to say absolutely not in the event that the party feels that I’m a strong candidatesand we need to feel a good slate to take it, obviously I’d consider it, and that would be it.”
Not all Republicans are thrilled with the prospect of a Hipp candidacy, however. Some are upset that he refused to campaign against McPherson during her freeholder reelection campaign.
"He wouldn't even be supported by his own municipal chairman," said one source.
The Democratic incumbents, Frederick Scalera and Gary Schaer, are expected to seek re-election.
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Hipp is going nowhere.
The fact Birdsall won in Rutherford despite the fact McPherson lost Rutherford for freeholder by some 600 votes tells you there are Republicans who are willing to vote Democratic and that's because of Hipp's condescending personality.
Hipp is a problem candidate that can't be managed.
The diamond in the rough is either Rose Ingaunti or John Genovese. One would assume the GOP will run two candidates from Bergen and the second will come from East Rutherford in either Brizzi or Cassella.
Scalera will be unable to carry Nutley for Schaer which almost gurantees a Republican pick-up of one seat.
What the Democrats need is a Bergen candidate on the ticket.
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I agree with DemsandDonts
I agree with DemsandDonts that the Republican candidate will come out of Bergen County. What I don't understand is how a Republican candidate will overcome the large Democratic plurality that will come out of Passaic City, how Hipp will get over the fact that he is openly feuding with his fellow Republican Council President or that he raised taxes when the State GOP is adamently anti-tax under any circumstance. Perhaps DemsandDonts can help us understand these fundamental dynamics?
Rutherford GOP Surgery
There will be Hipp replacement surgery in Rutherford very soon.
Dems scared already?
Boy, the mere mention of Hipp's name scares the Dems. Matt, as for the muni chair, he has no support in his own party because he didn't support Hipp last year when Hipp won in a landslide. He won't be a factor if Hipp runs. Hipp's candidate (and not the muni chair's candidate) won overwhelmingly in Rutherford this year even with Obama at the top of the ticket. Genovese won't even win reelection in his own town next year if he runs let alone D36. Inguanti is also having problems with the Rs in Rutheford. So those two "rough diamonds" are out. Brizzi or Cassella from East Rutherford are good picks though. And, FYI realbergendem: the Hipp replacement surgery joke is old. Get some new material!
What about the reality of the district?
Not one poster has yet explained how Republicans in this district can get around the 2 to 1 or 3 to 1 plurality that Democrats will win in Passaic City. Please, enlighten us all...
A "winning" GOP campaign in 36 will yield the following:
Republicans will carry Nutley easily with Scalera finishing a distant third.
The GOP will sweep Lyndhurst, East Rutherford, Rutherford, Calrstadt and even Wood-Ridge where the GOP freeholders won in 2008.
The Demnocrats will win Passaic City, Garfield, Wallington and in all liklihood North Arlington and Moonachie given last year's results.
For Democrats to win, they need to hold North Arlington while getting at least a split out of Nutley. Two Italians on the ticket could do that. Passaic will vote Democratic no matter who's running and that's why Schaer is so vulnerable. He finished second to Sclalera in 07 in Passaic.
North Arlington & Lyndhurst is the battleground for 36.
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