Over 50 people turned out and packed the bar area at the Annex in Princeton last night. Congressman Rush Holt came to mingle and have a beer with Princeton's Drinking Liberally crowd. It was good to see many new people in addition to the regulars that come out every Thursday.
While the Congressman spent most of the time chatting one on one with the crowd, he also took a few minutes to address the group about why he's supporting Corzine and why it's critical to get involved in the campaign. He stressed that even though Jon Corzine has the resources to run a normal top-down campaign with focus groups, polling and ads, he's insisted on using surrogates to talk to the grassroots and learn about what really matters to New Jerseyans. Rush pointed out that in politics, nobody runs a grassroots campaign by choice, but that a win in November would just be an "empty victory" otherwise, and Jon Corzine understands that.
Congressman Holt pointed out some significant differences between the candidates and warned that if we become cynical and ignore those differences, we'll end up with the "government we deserve".
In addition to Rush Holt, Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (photo below) and several local council members also dropped by last night.
Over 50 people turned out and packed the bar area at the Annex in Princeton last night. Congressman Rush Holt came to mingle and have a beer with Princeton's Drinking Liberally crowd. It was good to see many new people in addition to the regulars that come out every Thursday.
