Bateman told Politickernj:
"I did plan on running and I filed my papers a couple of months ago," said Bateman, a former deputy mayor in Holmdel and hospital administration consultant who lost to Holt last year, 62% to 36%.
"This doesn't change my plans, not at all," added Bateman of Halfacre's announcement, scheduled tomorrow, that he intends to run.
Bateman said today's news about Halfacre created a surge of telephone calls from supporters, who told the Holmdel resident that he can count on them.
"The amount of grassroots support I have out there is very encouraging, and I will be coming out with a message very soon," said Bateman, a movement conservative in the mold of former gubernatorial candidate Steve Lonegan.
A primary wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, if Halfacre and Bateman, who are both gentlemen, keep it from becoming a slug fest. It is a healthy sign for the GOP that qualified and potentially viable candidates are confident enough to challenge an incumbent Congressman.
But don't bet on a primary happening just yet. The money raising race will probably determine the nominee. Bateman told MoreMonmouthMusings in February that he had lined up support from his last race against Holt in 2008. Sources close to the Halfacre campaign report that the Mayor has already raised more money than Bateman raised in the entire 2008 effort.
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How is it not a bad thing? At the very least it's resources for the winner (Halfacre) that will have to be wasted on a useless primary challenge. Bateman had his chance and didn't come close, let someone else get a shot.
The money should be used to challenge Holt, every little penny of it will be needed to beat him. Yet we're stuck arguing some stupid little ideological battle (even though both candidates are generally conservatives)because one guy backed Lonegan and the ohter guy backed Christie.
It's just f*cking stupid.
Pardon my language, but it's frustrating.
"A movement Conservative in the mold of Steve Lonegan"
How did that turn out?
Buh bye, Alan.
I get this vision of alan in a little sheep suit with the face snugged up around his cheeks. Seriously, he must need a job since he hasn't been a hospital 'consultant' in three years.
Bateman raised about $36k for his '08 campaign... That's compared to over a million by Holt. Unless over 2 years he convinced at least 10-15 times more people to contribute to his campaign, I don't see how he could even consider running again. I don't think anybody in history ever won while being outspent 30-to-1.
oh, here we go again... at least I live in the even more impossible and threatening 6th..only time there'll be a shot there, is if the ever-preserved Laut. doesn't live on to 103,like Byrd, and Frankie makes the ascendancy to the Senate, not that there's any vote-change there, it's all the continuing tax and spend lib assault on us..but, it'll be hilarious to watch all the "qualified" "R's" stream out of the woodwork to try and grab that 6th seat!!..but, that's next year,when somehow, people have to wake up enough to put a tourniquet on the Congress and stop some of our bleeding..fine, but, now, please,re-focus on the County, which gets scarier by the day, and the State, THIS Nov!
2008- Holt 62% Bateman 36%. Do we really need to see this guy in a primary?
God forbid a primary and the lap dog of the bosses has to make an effort.
I can smell the fear of the Halfacre supporters now.
Please do run, Mr. Bateman. It would be a shame if the voters of the 12th District had a general election in which they had to choose between one liberal, pro-abortion candidate and another liberal, pro-abortion candidate.
I think the fear is coming from the bateman crowd, since they are alreadyaking stuff up about Halfacre.
Get a grip, guys
a cd 12 republican primary is funny in the sense that it ultimately doesn't really matter any way. Holt will beat either one of these dead beats without breakin a sweat. i prefer it be halfacre so he can be humbled for once.
I have a really radical idea. Lets look at the positions each one of them has on all the issues Social, Fiscal and International and then we each vote for the one closest to what we agree with.
Can we do that without all the name calling and other BS? Just this once.
ML said...
I have a really radical idea. Lets look at the positions each one of them has on all the issues Social, Fiscal and International and then we each vote for the one closest to what we agree with.
Can we do that without all the name calling and other BS? Just this once./
Wouldn't that be something!
"i prefer it be halfacre so he can be humbled for once."
Like Art just said ...
I certainly hope Alan Bateman decides to run. It would be nice to have a conservative in the race. Mike Halfacre is a pro-abortion liberal. On important social issues, Halfacre has more in common with Jim McGreevey than he does with Ronald Reagan.
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