New Jersey election is October 16.
10/2/13, “Palin endorses Lonegan for Senate,” Philadelphia Inquirer,” Jonathan Tamari, Inquirer Washington Bureau
“Sarah Palin, former Republican vice presidential candidate and a prominent voice of the right, has endorsed New Jersey U.S. Senate candidate Steve Lonegan, his campaign announced Wednesday night.
Palin’s endorsement took aim at Newark Mayor Cory Booker, the Democratic candidate, who leads in polls. She said unemployment, taxes, and violent crime all have grown during Booker’s term in office.
“In fairness, [he] may not have noticed these facts between his constant tweeting and trips to Hollywood,” Palin said in a statement released by the Lonegan campaign.
She praised Lonegan for cutting taxes as mayor of Bogota and his work as a businessman.
“I encourage voters in New Jersey to give Steve a look and not believe those in the media who tell us conservatives can’t win in certain areas,” Palin’s statement said.”…
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com …
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10/2/13, “Sarah Palin set to endorse Steve Lonegan for U.S. Senate,” Newark Star-Ledger, Brent Johnson
But Lonegan has drawn endorsements from Gov. Chris Christie, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Paul and Perry have also visited New Jersey to campaign for him.
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Lonegan, who has spent weeks waging a fierce grassroots campaign criticizing Booker, has also made inroads in recent polls, which show him only 12 or 13 points behind.
Over the last two months, Lonegan has raised $1.35 million, while Booker has brought in $2.85 million, according to their campaigns.
Palin, one of the most famous politicians associated with the tea party movement, rose to national fame as U.S. Sen. John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 presidential election.”…
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Ed. note: I couldn’t get text to copy from Philly link, so used text posted on Free Rep.
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