Blue America Welcomes Rabbi Dennis Shulman, Our First NJ Candidate

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Blue America Welcomes Rabbi Dennis Shulman, Our First NJ Candidate
By Howie Klein on Sat Nov 3, 2007 at 11:00 am

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shulman.jpgThis past week, in the speech of his career, John Edwards talked about the America that is not George Bush America; he talked about the “can do” America, the country that has inspired men and women the world over with its attitude and values. I’ve never talked to someone running for any office who is a better personification of that America than our guest this week, Dennis Shulman. Dennis’ campaign motto is “We Can Do Better.” After you meet him here you’ll know why.

Before I introduce you to him, let me say something about northernmost New Jersey’s 5th congressional and about that state’s absolutely worst congressman, Scott Garrett, whose ultra-reactionary voting record, to put it in context, is worse than Mean Jean Schmidt’s, Denny Hastert’s or Virgil Goode’s! NJ-05 is a high income, socially moderate, suburban district that voted 57% for Bush in 2004 — and has been sorry ever since.

Most of the inhabitants live in northern Bergen County, although the district stretches out past Passaic County to the Delaware River encompassing all of Warren and most of Sussex counties, which is where the Republicans have gotten their majorities. Garrett will be seeking his 4th term next year; his winning percentage has decreased every year since he was first elected as more and more voters saw how utterly unsuitable his extreme right wing bent is.

How unsuitable? Every single member of the New Jersey congressional delegation — Democrats and Republicans — signed a letter to Bush opposing oil drilling off the New Jersey Coast… except one: Garrett. It gets worse. Garrett was the only northern congressman of either party to vote against extending the Voting Rights Act. All the Democrats need to beat him is the right candidate. And this year they’ve found him: Dennis Shulman.

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1. Mazel tov!

Good luck to you, Rabbi Schulman!