April 1, 2008 - 4:17pm
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Steve Rothman's five-point program

Steve Rothman delivered a rather strong message to Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joseph Ferriero that appears to have caused the powerful party leader to back off his plan to endorse Rob Andrews for U.S. Senate and hold another convention to give Andrews the organization line in Essex County: that he would file a lawsuit against the BCDO for failing to follow its own bylaws by holding an illegal convention; that he would field a full slate of candidates against the organization, from U.S. Senate down to the 1,100 candidates for Democratic County Committee; that both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would support Frank Lautenberg; that U.S. Senator Bob Menendez would have his back; and that the move could put Ferriero’s own chairmanship at risk.

Wally Edge can be reached via email at politicsnj@aol.com.