NJ-Sen.: Mayor of Morristown to challenge Lautenberg in primary

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

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Morristown population: 18,922 (2006 est.)

Donald Cresitello challenged Lautenberg in the 1982 open seat primary, garnering a whole 1.07% to Lautenberg's 25.97% (which was enough to win in a very crowded field).

[Adlai Stevenson]

How odd that there are anti-immigration Democrats in New Jersey of all places.  This Cresitello must be pretty old or at least not young if he was around in 1982. 

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Isn't Morristown right wing? It appears so from the county. Though this guy sounds like a DINO anyway.

[Alcon]

Isn't Morristown right wing?

Not at all; it's strongly left-leaning.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Isn't Morristown right wing?

Not at all; it's strongly left-leaning.

Wow, must be way different from the county then.

[Small Business Owner of Any Repute]

Isn't Morristown right wing?

Not at all; it's strongly left-leaning.

Wow, must be way different from the county then.

Morristown is the most Democratic area of a strongly Republican county.  It's elected Democratic State Senators before, but only under highly unusual circumstances.  There just aren't enough Dems there to dilute the Republicans surrounding it.

[Alcon]

Isn't Morristown right wing?

Not at all; it's strongly left-leaning.

Wow, must be way different from the county then.

63-36 Kerry in 2004.  It's also less than 3 percent of the county.