GOP weaknesses exposed again

The state’s Republican Party is not exactly doing well. First, there was the embarressing search for a Senate candidate that lasted nearly until the filing deadline in April and resulted in the selection of an old name (Dick Zimmer) at a time when a new face might have been more appropriate.

And now, we get this bit of odd news:

CNN’s Lou Dobbs is thinking of running for governor of New Jersey.

Several well-connected Republicans say they’ve heard the buzz that Dobbs, famous for his sharp commentary about Washington policies and politics, may be turning his sights on Trenton and has inquired about the steps necessary to start a campaign.

Yes, Lou Dobbs of “Lou Dobbs Tonight”; Lou Dobbs, the anti-illegal immigrant crusader and anti-Washington populist, who lives on “a 300-acre horse farm in Wantage, Sussex County.”

Dobbs, of course, refuses to comment and I suspect that, in the end, there will be no Dobbs candidacy. But the seriousness with which this has been met says all you need to know about the GOP at a time when the governor’s approval rating is just a hair north of the president’s.

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet