A newly chosen Democrat ticket for Ocean County freeholder will pit former Jackson mayor and local attorney Joseph Grisanti and Beachwood Realtor Patricia Barndt against Republican incumbents John C. Bartlett, Jr. and Gerry P. Little.
The November race saw changes after Democrats George Cevasco and Bonnie Verga withdrew as candidates. Kevin Barron, chairman of the Candidate Screening Committee for the Ocean County Democrats, said the pair withdrew for personal reasons.
"We appreciate their interest and are sorry they weren't able to run, but we are excited and energized about Patricia Barndt and Joseph Grisanti," Barron said.
Grisanti and Barndt were nominated and unanimously chosen as the candidates at the county Democratic meeting Sunday, Barron said.
Also on the ballot for the two county seats are independents Scott Neuman of Toms River and Tracy Caprioni of Brick.
The D's and R's have cut a deal with one another. They know the district is primarily going to vote Republican (under past circumstances), and so the dems put up sacrificial candidates and make whatever deal they can. Meanwhile, they ran two "place-holder" candidates for Freeholder, just to keep their ballot line. We have a ballot line this fall, although the Board of Elections (controlled by the lobbyists that run both parties) tried to block us. We are adhering to the laws as written. The major parties have nowhere near the support needed to garner the special treatment they receive, and we will be proving that in the upcoming weeks before the election. When you hear about "Article the First", "De-certification", and the "Change the Rules Pledge"....that's the Democratic-Republican party. We have real answers for the most pressing issues at the Federal, State, County, and local levels...
Tracy M. Caprioni and Scott Neuman, "Democratic-Republicans" for Ocean County Freeholder Frederick John LaVergne, District Three, and Len Marshall, District 4, "Democratic-Republicans" for Congress, and E. M. LaVergne, "Democratic-Republican" for Senate
Hector, as to the name of the party, you may want to do a little light reading in a history book as to the roots of the two "major" parties, and to what "Democratic-Republican" means.
My Prediction Bartlett-Little: 70% Dems - 29.5% Dem_Rep - 0.5%
To understand the Democratic-Republican Party is to realize why such was created and the ramifications of such as it pertains to our constitution today. According to Richard Wolf of USA TODAY(12/22/11), "More than 2.5 million voters have left the Democratic and Republican parties since the 2008 elections, while the number of independent voters continues to grow. A USA TODAY analysis of state voter registration statistics shows registered Democrats declined in 25 of the 28 states that register voters by party. Republicans dipped in 21 states, while independents increased in 18 states. The trend is acute in states that are key to next year's presidential race. In the eight swing states that register voters by party, Democrats' registration is down by 800,000 and Republicans' by 350,000. Independents have gained 325,000.The pattern continues a decades-long trend that has seen a diminution in the power of political parties, giving rise to independents." People are becoming more aware that for the most part the parties have not strived for the best interests of people in this country.
Many hard working men and women have been the victims of a troubled economy. The poverty rate in Ocean County has nearly doubled over the past decade, according to the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Ocean County has a 10.3% unemployment rate. In fact, in the past few years its been the highest since 1990! We need a new voice in our government. We need to have people in government that have not shunned honor and integrity into the shadows of dust. Many politicians have forgotten and turned their backs upon the people they represent. Who are those people? I will name a few...they cook our meals, they take care of the old, they clean our streets, they teach our future, they put their lives on the line to run into burning buildings, they protect us while we sleep. People must rise and stop voting the old two party ideology and vote with their conscience and what is right. People must "DEMAND" and receive their God given right...a RIGHT to have something better. My name is Tracy Caprioni. I am standing for election this fall for freeholder in Ocean County along with Scott Newman. We were running as Democratic-Republicans. "Stand for what's right or settle for what's less"
Many hard working men and women have been the victims of a troubled economy. The poverty rate in Ocean County has nearly doubled over the past decade, according to the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Ocean County has a 10.3% unemployment rate. In fact, in the past few years its been the highest since 1990! We need a new voice in our government. We need to have people in government that have not shunned honor and integrity into the shadows of dust. Many politicians have forgotten and turned their backs upon the people they represent. Who are those people? I will name a few...they cook our meals, they take care of the old, they clean our streets, they teach our future, they put their lives on the line to run into burning buildings, they protect us while we sleep. People must rise and stop voting the old two party ideology and vote with their conscience and what is right. People must "DEMAND" and receive their God given right...a RIGHT to have something better. My name is Tracy Caprioni. I am standing for election this fall for freeholder in Ocean County along with Scott Newman. We are running as Democratic-Republicans. "Stand for what's right or settle for what's less"