Post by Logan on May 9, 2016 19:01:40 GMT -6
The harshest and most surprising attack yet in what is unfolding as an ugly North-South war within the New Jersey Democratic Party was launched last week when the mayor of Jersey City leveled an extraordinary public broadside against his party's top kingmaker, George E. Norcross III.
Steve Fulop, who has gubernatorial ambitions, charged that Norcross, a "nonelected official" and "non-registered lobbyist," inappropriately wields power over elected lawmakers.
That sentiment is shared among some lawmakers, but typically discussed only in hushed tones in the halls of the Statehouse.
"The problem with people like George: They think they can just jump in people's faces and get the folks who get elected to rubber-stamp their stuff," said State Sen. Ron Rice (D., Essex).
Read more at www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20160508_Brawl_among_N_J__Democrats_emphasizes_North-South_rift.html#H67CxDeB4KyyfwvK.99
Steve Fulop, who has gubernatorial ambitions, charged that Norcross, a "nonelected official" and "non-registered lobbyist," inappropriately wields power over elected lawmakers.
That sentiment is shared among some lawmakers, but typically discussed only in hushed tones in the halls of the Statehouse.
"The problem with people like George: They think they can just jump in people's faces and get the folks who get elected to rubber-stamp their stuff," said State Sen. Ron Rice (D., Essex).
Read more at www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20160508_Brawl_among_N_J__Democrats_emphasizes_North-South_rift.html#H67CxDeB4KyyfwvK.99