October 26, 2009 - 8:22pm
Inside Edge

Weinberg and Guadagno going to the scene of the crime

The two major party candidates for Lt. Governor will campaign at Bergenfield senior centers tomorrow, five days after a jury found former Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joseph Ferriero guilty of depriving Bergenfield residents of the "honest services" of their borough attorney.   State Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Teaneck), who represents Bergenfield in the State Senate, will be there in the morning; Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno, the GOP candidate, will be there at 2PM. 

Bergenfield is considered a politically competitive town, even though Democrats have won huge pluralities there in recent years.  Gov. Jon Corzine won 62% in 2005, and Weinberg carried it with 70% in 2007.  But Barack Obama won by 59%, and John Kerry carried Bergenfield with 52%.  Bergenfield has a Democratic mayor and all six borough council members are Democrats.  In 2006, a Republican came within 209 votes of winning a Council seat.

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

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