Obama connection to Corzine may weaken guv with Orthodox Jews, but Schaer says sentiment not uniform
By Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ.com Reporter
Fighting for re-election in the 36th District, Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) said an email blast today by a constiuent urging Orthodoz Jews to vote against Gov. Jon Corzine is not representative of the community's view of the incumbent Democratic Party governor.
"(Republican) Allen Shwartz's endorsement of Chris Christie is kind of like Richard Nixon endorsing the Republican candidate," said Schaer. "Our community is not in lockstep on the governor's race. Some rabbis are backing Christie, others are supporting Corzine. As a member of the Orthodoz Jewish community I've certainly made my overtures on behalf of the governor."
Shwartz in his email panned Corzine, in part using the governor's linkage to President Barack Obama as an argument against supporting the incumbent.
"Jon Corzine’s most visible proponent for the past month has been none other than President Barack Obama," Schwartz wrote on Passaic Today. "One doesn’t have to travel for long through Passaic, Lakewood, or Teaneck to see the signs of President Obama and Governor Corzine campaigning together, arm-in-arm. ...Make no mistake about it: the administration of President Obama has been the most hostile to the State of Israel since its founding in 1948."
The Orthodox Jewish community last year overwhelmingly supported John McCain over Obama, and sources in Passaic say many Jews in the community are advocating a split ticket of Christie for governor and Schaer for the Assembly.
Corzine's slippage among local Orthodox Jews has created an opening for Schaer's ally, Passaic Mayor Alex Blanco, the country's first Dominican mayor, to work on behalf of Corzine in the city's Latino community.
"Corzine is looking good here," the mayor told PolitickerNJ.com a day after headlining a local rally on behalf of the governor, hours after the Obama-Corzine extravaganza at the Rock in Newark. "The key is getting people tot he polls tomorrow. This election will be won in the streets."
Blanco defeated Vincent Capuana last year with the backing of Schaer and the support of the Orthodox Jewish community - 2,000 bankable votes in the city every Election Day.
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Good Riddance Gary
You cant even beat Fred in Passaic where you have been an elected official since 1994. The GOP campaign in 36 could have been stronger but Gary is not well-liked and its going to show Tuesday. You will also run an easy 1,000 behind Scalera in Nutley:
Final Results:
Assemblyman Fred Scalera (D): 21,514
Challenger Carmen Pio Costa (R): 19,846
Challenger Don Diorio (R): 19,375
Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D): 19,061
Fred Scalera is the new-age Carmen Orechio, he is so strong in Nutley that it overpowers the district. Chris Christie wins the 36th by about 22,500 to 20,000.
Orthodox Jewish voters
Orthodox Jewish voters have more views in common with Christie than with Corzine. Obama is no friend of Israel. He has blinders on when it comes to Iran.
Christie is for vouchers and lower taxes.
SewarenScoop is nuts
His comments are inflamatory and not based in any sense of reality...Christie will lose the 36th by 5-7 points and be crushed in Passaic, along with his GOP Assembly running mates.