Bonnie Watson Coleman endorses Jim McGreevey (D) for Jersey City mayor

[RandySF]

Former Gov. James E. McGreevey has picked up the endorsement of an influential, progressive, rabidly anti-Trump congresswoman, Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) in his bid to become the next mayor of Jersey City.

McGreevey and Watson Coleman are longtime allies: as governor, he picked her to become Democratic State Chair in 2002. She later served as Assembly Majority Leader, and after the retirement of Rep. Rush Holt (D-Hopewell) in 2014, Watson Coleman became the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives.

“I have worked with Jim McGreevey as a mayor, as a governor, and as a private citizen fighting to deliver opportunity for those who need it most, and I have been proud to call him a friend,” Watson Coleman stated. “Jim’s dedication to advancing the priorities and goals of the Democratic Party drove our early work together, and he remains a partner and a leader who has never betrayed those values.”

Watson Coleman praised McGreevey, saying his “most important decisions are guided by his faith and his work with the New Jersey Reentry Corporation is a true indicator of his devotion to community and to the importance of providing a second chance.”




https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/bonnie-watson-coleman-endorses-jim-mcgreevey-for-jersey-city-mayor/

[NNadir]

1. I have no dog to hunt in Jersey City. Watson Coleman is my Congessperson and I support her.

She's not Rush Holt but then again no one really is. (In my long life I have never been as proud of a Congress person as I was of Holt.)

This said the issue with McGreevy of course, is not that he is gay. The issue is that he appointed a person to a highly paid job for which he was not qualified for reasons having to do with his romantic desires.

I of course voted for McGreevy for governor just as I voted twice for Bill Clinton. I do wish that our pecadillo politicians would not sully their reputations by engaging in sexual pecadilloes.

I note that the outstanding ex Senator Al Franken, who I miss and whose departure was a loss to our country was brought down by far less than what McGreevy or Clinton did.

I anticipate the legitimate argument that Repukes are far far far worse, but the argument that being better than the worst should not hold water. The best course is to beyond reproach.

[JustAnotherGen]

2. It predates me living in NJ

I moved here in 2006. I'm out in Hunterdon County so far from Jersey City. I will say that I hope he's learned a thing or two about personal conduct. He has really big shoes to fill after Fulop.