Healy's consultants lose out on anticipated commissions on media buys in the fury of fundraising and spending that would have inevitably occurred in the mayoral runoff. Runoffs in just two wards will not earn quite as much TV spending.

Former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie once joked that Republicans in Hudson County would love to be targeted by his office because “it would mean they are relevant.” Republican (albeit well-known) candidate Guy “Squab” Catrillo in Downtown’s Ward E relied on Republican operatives from the Healy camp and even brought in out-of-town Republicans to help with fundraising. In a nonpartisan race, Fulop pulverized Catrillo 3 to 1.

The Sixth Street Embankment landowner spent his own money against Healy, targeting African American voters with at least 30,000 fliers that apparently had no impact on the outcome. Although the Healy administration held no grudge against him previously, that has probably changed … and he now faces a rumored inquiry by ELEC into his personal expenditures against Healy.

Louis Manzo's brother, an insurance broker awaiting sentencing on federal insider trading charges, didn't amount to the operative the other Manzo was hoping he'd be.

Fashionable attorney Sean Connelly's website bio touts his "his erudite manner, impeccable garb, and exceptional oratory skills." But as Manzo's campaign manager, his candidate failed to garner even half of Healy's vote, despite running for the 5th time, and he lost big in 2 wards where his candidates with considerable name ID were widely expected to force a runoff, if not emerge as the top vote-getters.

Healy, the Hudson County Democratic Chairman, is friends with Monmouth County senators that are likely to heed his request to block the appointment of Monmouth County Prosecutor Luis Valentin's wife to a Superior Court judgship -- if the Governor were even considering the appointment, which he reportedly is aware would anger Healy. (Valentin dismissed complaints of assault and official misconduct by Healy, his wife, and witnesses against Bradley Beach Police Officer Terry Browning while allowing disorderly persons offenses against Healy to be prosecuted in municipal court.)

The former Jersey City Mayor and Healy opponent lost some relevance when he was defeated in April for reelection to the Board of Education. But he is in this column because nobody seemed to notice his eleventh-hour endorsement and efforts in support of Manzo.

With Healy unlikely to seek a fourth term, insiders doubt that his campaign will pay for the production and release of a second album featuring holiday songs for free distribution to local senior citizens.

Frustrated by the prospect that a conservative Republican like Schundler could have emerged as the strongest opponent to Healy, some Healy insiders say they will seek to move the city to a partisan election where only the Democratic primary race will become relevant, like most larger cities (Camden, Elizabeth, Woodbridge, and Plainfield)… a suggestion that was initially offered to Healy by South Jersey power broker George Norcross.

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