Thursday, August 27, 2009
Jerry Fitzgerald English, Chair
New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission
28 West State Street
13th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
Dear Ms. English,
I learned for the first time yesterday that NJN has decided to unilaterally change the long-settled debate schedule because of pressure from the Corzine campaign (the only campaign optionally participating in the debates due to their self-funding status). NJN's decision to bow to pressure from the Corzine campaign is extremely disappointing, and suggests that NJN will allow the Corzine campaign to exert unnecessary influence over the debate.
If the Corzine campaign is serious about engaging in a frank and open discussion about the important issues facing this state, they must respect the current schedule and appear for the debate on the scheduled date. It remains unclear why the Corzine campaign has requested a three week delay in this scheduled debate, but the length of the delay is certainly suspicious. Seeking to delay the debate three full weeks appears to be a strategic consideration, not a scheduling conflict. Chris Christie is prepared to have the debate on the originally established date, and strongly believes that the debates should proceed as scheduled.
I also note that the proposed delay by the Corzine campaign will impact upon the date of the debate between the candidates for Lieutenant Governor. The voters of this state should not be forced to wait until just a few days before the election to begin hearing from the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor in this campaign. Unfortunately, the proposed delay tactics from the Corzine campaign would create just such a result. We urge you to reconsider this decision, and to honor the date originally established for the first debate on October 1st.
Thank you,
Bill Stepien
Christie-Guadagno Campaign Manager
Christie for Governor
1719 Route 10 East Suite #126
Parsippany, NJ 07950
cc: Jeff Brindle, Executive Director
cc: Amy Davis, Director of Special Programs
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3 comments:
So far neither side in this race has talked about anything that I care about. I'm starting to think Steve L. was the right candidate. This State has officially becoe a joke.
Rumor has it Corzine originally tried to change the date of the debate to November 9th, to no avail.
you're a bit late, NJ is simply a mess, and just go somewhere else for a week, and try and come back here, even rested: the minute you come in, it's confusion, dumb signage or a complete lack of any ,and poorly-functioning machines, continuing incompetence & inconvenience,fees,tolls,taxes, traffic,attitudes, and general insanity.. yes, we needed a Lonegan or somebody entirely different from the same-old, but maybe if we get Kim out there more,to make their case, and start featuring her more than Chubby under the Bush picture, we can start to unravel all red tape, tons of over-regulation and regressive,unfair taxes,and TRY to rise up from number 50 in things good, and 1 in things bad, to a slightly less embarassing ranking!!
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