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financialanon t1_ir5dgv7 wrote

This former Democrat turned into a Trump sycophant in order to keep his seat in Congress.

Can you imagine anything more vile?

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this_my_reddit_name t1_ir5kb4d wrote

You know, part of me wonders if this is how we kick someone like Chris Smith out. Rile up the base, run as a radical MAGA Republican in the primary, win that, easily defeat whatever token Democrat usually runs in the 4th district (this year it's some guy who Wawa is threatening to sue because his campaign logo has geese in it and no, I'm not making that up: https://www.inquirer.com/politics/wawa-logo-matt-jenkins-new-jersey-congress-20221004.html ), swap parties, and caucus with Democrats when you get to Congress.

You'd only last 1 term and you wouldn't get any decent committee appointments because no one in either party would trust you but you could make Chris Smith fuck off for a bit.

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NatAttack50932 t1_ir78n0d wrote

>run as a radical MAGA Republican in the primary

Someone tried to do that this year, Mike Crispi. He got creamed.

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this_my_reddit_name t1_ir7cuk8 wrote

holy shit...we would have been screwed if he managed to primary smith. That guy is so MAGA, he's spreading Pro-Russian, Anti-Ukraine propaganda on Facebook. Heck he is still attacking Smith like his name is on the ballot.

You say he got creamed, I say those margins weren't big enough...

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NatAttack50932 t1_ir7lari wrote

>You say he got creamed, I say those margins weren't big enough...

you and me both dude

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LittleGuy825 t1_ir8xc3i wrote

Jesus he got 37% of the vote go on his website to see how truly scary that is, what in the absolute hell is wrong with people. It’s scary it’s scary as hell.

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DroopyMcCool t1_ir7p846 wrote

Smith has an absolutely bulletproof voter base. The only thing taking him out is father time.

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whimsicalsteve t1_ir5fpf4 wrote

Gotta hand it to him though, he knows his constituents well enough to know that changing parties would keep him in office. Imagine if he not only listened to his people, but actually worked on their behalf instead of his own.

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justcharliey t1_ir9uffz wrote

This cuck was always a Republican at heart…like all the cucks.

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Hrekires t1_ir5dy1y wrote

It's pretty cool how Republican voters don't care that he was pro-abortion, pro-gun control, and voted with Nancy Pelosi 98% of the time, but then someone was mean to Trump so he switched all of his policy views overnight.

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ElBomberoLoco t1_ir5sjj0 wrote

They did the exact opposite to Liz Cheney. She is one of the most conservative members of the House...and yet the one time she didn't carry Trump's water....they drummed her out.

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phillybilly t1_ir9xvrs wrote

They embrace that sleazeball in Cape May county. Republicans good Democrats bad is about as far as their critical thinking goes

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LittleSetti t1_ir5ir2r wrote

I’m sure he’s done this a few times through out his career. Look at our current president.

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sutisuc t1_ir5kitp wrote

All the people in south jersey with the thin blue line flags and “we support our police” signs are gonna vote against the former cop and prosecutor in droves

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cC2Panda t1_ir60ecl wrote

Police and the military have always been tokens, the right doesn't actually give two shits about them. My father puts out "Veterans for" signs for democratic candidates in Kansas and they get stolen almost every election cycle. The don't care about the health of Veterans, they don't care about their well being in any way, they don't care about separating them from their families over total bullshit and they certainly don't want to hear what a veteran has to say if they don't fall in line with the GOP.

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McNinja_MD t1_ir6eb2y wrote

Exactly the same as the way they treat the unborn.

"Ohhh, the unborn are sacred. Ohhhh, the unborn are people too. Ohhhh, how could you murder one of God's blessed little creations?"

Until they're born into some poor fucking family that can't afford them, in some urban area that leans blue. Then Jesus' little miracle transforms as if by magic into "just another gaping mouth suckling at the government's teat."

And God forbid they grow up to have some kind of opinion, like "hey, I don't like being shot at in my 2nd grade class, maybe we can do something about that?" Then they'll be getting death threats from the same people that sent death threats to abortion providers.

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bakedfaguette t1_ir5sljb wrote

I don’t think democrats claim that all cops are fascists.

If I recall, it’s the Republican Party that has been demonizing the FBI?

Their point is that Republicans tend to follow blindly anyone with an R next to their name, not actually sticking to the values they claim to hold. Hence why people have problems with people claiming to be good Christians but votes for a horrible human being like Trump. It’s called Hypocrisy.

Same goes for “my body my choice” regarding masks, but not for women’s right to an abortion. The goal post always moves.

I also find it fascinating that people are unable to see that standing against cops murdering civilians is a good thing? Just because a person does not want police officers to have full right to kill anyone without question, or even investigate their own…doesn’t mean they believe that a structured society with laws and enforcement of said laws shouldn’t exist.

They can both exist. Blindly following any political party is a failure of deep, independent thought for any person.

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bakedfaguette t1_ir6109p wrote

Did I say that? Take a moment to slowly re-read what I wrote. S-L-O-W-L-Y.

Since it seems that reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit, I’ll even give you a hint, focus on the part at the bottom.

Also I LOVE the what-aboutism—instead having any sort of intelligible response, you go for “Well what about dEmOCratS”

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bakedfaguette t1_ir647um wrote

Lol seems legit. You clearly wasted your time with a nonsense response to my first comment.

Well—if you ever have the time to stand up for what you believe in, I’m sure everyone would love to know. Until then, you’ll remain just another person who has no opinions or thoughts of their own.

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bakedfaguette t1_ir65d04 wrote

Ok then let me clarify “person who defends Republicans and has a comment history full of repeating common Republican political talking points”. There you go.

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RedDeer30 t1_ir9yp0d wrote

I think that many reasonable people could agree that policy discussions should take a back seat to securing free and fair elections. Only one party is screaming about rigged elections and trying to overturn the will of the people. Defending the core values of democracy is a wonderful and righteous cause, no matter what side of the aisle you occupy.

Let's reinforce the foundations of our democracy and then we can return to the regularly scheduled programming of debating common sense gun law reform, immigration, and other policy issues.

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ManInKilt t1_ir65ctf wrote

Bro it's r/NewJersey what did you expect lol

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McNinja_MD t1_ir6ecm2 wrote

And yet here you are, responding to every comment to try and get the last word in.

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bakerfaceman t1_ir9lp1h wrote

You're mixing up democrats and leftists. Two entirely different things.

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pkehoe1 t1_ir6bz9i wrote

This guy sucks. One of the slimiest politicians out there. Jumped in the race to take the seat when he heard Lobiondo was retiring and barely beat a clown candidate in Seth Grossman. The south jersey dems have been down colossal after losing this district again and Sweeney & co in the senate and assembly. Alexander seems like a fine candidate but don’t think he has a chance here. Had hope for a second there in 2019 but good lord

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DJATARAXIA t1_ir6dhgz wrote

This is the same scumbag who voted against sending aid to Ukraine back in May in case anybody was wondering.

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tempizzle t1_ir7iste wrote

Van Drew, a lying grifter, seeks third term over someone way more qualified and trustworthy*

Fixed it.

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DRsheesh t1_ir6pkxw wrote

Vote this election denying scum bag out!

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carlosdangertaint t1_ir9gi02 wrote

It’s a real shame because Tim is truly a great candidate that I got to know over the years in his role with the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s’ Office and later as a civil rights attorney. He is unique in that he has the police pedigree to back up his ideas when it comes to law enforcement while also having real life experience dealing with those who sought out social justice and who otherwise would not have a voice. But alas, some loudmouth flip/flopper will call him “woke” and a shill for Soros and let illegal aliens take over the Jersey Shore! Uggggghhhhh…

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SwedishDoctorFood t1_ir67tok wrote

Awesome. Let’s trade the scummy ex-dem republican for a scummy ex-pig prosecutor. Awesome district we got

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RedDeer30 t1_ir78ms6 wrote

Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

Alexander believes in protecting reproductive rights and voting rights, unlike his opponent. Both sides are not the same and if we want elections to be free and fair we need to actively engage in the democratic process.

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mathfacts t1_ir6jis4 wrote

Dude is Proud MAGA for life. Let that sink in...

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epicfire67 t1_ir7ypyr wrote

god hes such an asshole

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BigBrown609 t1_ir80oys wrote

Where can I get an Alexander sign for my yard?

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justcharliey t1_ir9udmm wrote

This little piece of shit has got to go.

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Livid-Yoghurt9483 t1_ir5pm1d wrote

Cape may county and Atlantic County have his campaign signs everywhere. I’m afraid Anderson doesn’t have a chance. What doesn’t help is seeing many prolife/jesus billboards along the AC Expressway and Route 30 and others. These Christian grifters know how to trick the South Jersey Voter very well.

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mjdlight t1_ir5zdve wrote

Fivethirtyeight has Van Drew a 99 to 1 favorite. He knew what he was doing when he switched parties. If he had not, he would have been Sweeney'ed.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-election-forecast/house/new-jersey/2/

People tend to demonize opportunists like Van Drew, but I focus more on the voters. After all, Van Drew is acting rationally, looking out for himself.

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love2Vax t1_ir7swk1 wrote

Hmm, looking out for himself, instead of looking out for the interests of the people who elected him. Of course we demonize him. He is a POS who turned his back on the people who voted for him. He should go to Hell.

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ianisms10 t1_ir62tre wrote

>a former police officer and prosecutor

So he's a DINO in all likelihood

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GoodLt t1_irbfrmz wrote

slimebag

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Accomplished-Fig3030 t1_ir7us0f wrote

The Dems just don't seem to care. I am a retired professional with experience in a variety of areas that can benefit the party (not the least of which is fundraising and campaign management) and I offered my services gratis to Mr. Alexander. I would have been an effective, tireless bulldog but no one bothered to reply to my inquiries. Whoever crafted Alexander's website makes it appear as though even he isn't taking this seriously.

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