Giblin: Moran would make a great congresswoman
By Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ.com Reporter
BELMAR - Down by double digits over the summer and into September, Gov. Jon Corzine's campaign now has him positioned for a last stretch dogfight with Republican challenger Chris Christie.
Assemblyman Tom Giblin (D-Montclair), former state party chairman, in part credits his tenacious protege, Corzine Campaign Manager Maggie Moran of Belmar, whom he calls Congressional material in the event that U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch) someday moves up to become a U.S. Senator.
"Yes, I do think Maggie should be a candidate for Congress," Giblin told PolitickerNJ.com. "She has great popularity here in the district and a great ability to network. There's no one else like her."
There was speculation tonight in this room packed with Irish-Americans that if Corzine wins re-election and is in a position during the course of the next four years to appoint someone to fill the unexpired term of the now 85-year old U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-Cliffside Park), he might have additional incentive to pick his staunch ally Palllone, thereby creating 6th District movement for the battle-hardened Moran.
Asked if she thought Moran would be a good addition to a New Jersey congressional delegation that is currently devoid of women, Corzine supporter Valerie Feeeney said, "Absolutely, she'd make a great congresswoman."
Mostly dismissive of the idea, Moran said if the Corzine campaign prevails she would be more interested in state issues and the emanations of Trenton.
"My husband would be a better candidate for Congress," she said, referring to Belmar Councilman Matt Doherty, who's up for re-election to local government on Nov. 3rd.
Prodded about her own potential as a candidate, Moran said, "You never say never."
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Maggie is a nice lady, but..
..she is from Monmouth County. The Middlesex County Democrats want one of their own representing them in the House.
They have had Frank Pallone (D-Monmouth County) representing them for the past 17 years in the 6th C.D. When a vacancy occurs, they are going to say that it is now their turn.
By the way, let's wait for Lautenberg to actually assume room temperature before we start choosing his replacement's replacement, ok? (It's kinda macabre.)
What does Maggie?
Have to do with the comeback of the Corzine campaign? It's all tv all the time everyone knows that Message and Media made that happen. She's a hard-worker, but most people would say not the best manager of people in the world. Then again, when has managing people ever had anything to do with running for office?
maggie
would be a great in congress, you cant say the corzine campaign hasnt been well run, they guy was 10 pts. down