Jersey Guys

Steve Lonegan gubernatorial campaign strategist Rick Shaftan said that the Fairleigh Dickinson PublicMind poll released today showing rival Chris Christie leading Lonegan by 24 points in the Republican primary does not measure the impact of a negative news story on Christie.

“This poll was mostly done last week before the Inglesino story hit, the Jersey Guys thing, the fallout over the weekend and several pieces of mail that arrived on Saturday,” said Shaftan.

The poll of 561 likely Republican voters was conducted between May 26 and 30.  The Associated Press broke the story about Christie confidante John Inglesino’s $3,000 a year job with state Sen. Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville) on May 27.  The job, which kept Inglesino in the state’s pension system after he lost reelection as a freeholder, ran counter to one of Christie’s campaign promises about ending part-time employees' pension benefits.  Lonegan immediately seized the story, but perhaps its largest repercussion –  the radio drubbing of Chrisitie by 101.5 fm’s “The Jersey Guys” – did not occur until the evening drive time on May 29. 

SENATOR VITALE CHALLENGES NJ 101.5 TO A ‘BATTLE AT THE BALLPARK’

WOODBRIDGE – On next Thursday evening, under the lights of Field 1 at Warren Park, Senator Joe Vitale and his team of softball all-stars are hoping to continue their dominance over NJ 101.5’s The Jersey Guys, led by Team Captain Ray Rossi, at the 11th annual “Battle at the Ballpark” charity softball game.

At their last game, Team Vitale took the Jersey Guys to the cleaners, despite protests from Captain Rossi that last year was a ‘rebuilding year.’  The team is hoping to add to its winning streak, and send the Jersey Guys for yet another in a long line of losses.

CARABALLO: STOP STATE SUBSIDIZED ADVERTISING
ON RADIO STATIONS THAT AIR RACIAL SLURS

(NEWARK) - Assemblyman Wilfred Caraballo today urged Governor Jon S. Corzine to suspend and prohibit state subsidized advertising on media networks that broadcast racially charged comments of talk-show hosts Don Imus of WFAN and "Jersey Guys" Craig Carton and Ray Rossi of NJ101.5 FM.