NJ-03 Republican candidates offer no solutions on voters’ number one concern
Last night, the Republicans running for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District faced off in one of their first forums in what has been one of the most negative and nasty primary battles across the country. Over the course of the forum, rejected former Freeholder Kate Gibbs and district shopping shady businessman David Richter spent more than an hour taking veiled (and sometimes not-so-veiled) shots at one another. Noticeably missing from the conversation? Plans to address voters’ number one concern – health care.
And, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, neither candidate said they would fight for federal support for the people of New Jersey to get through the disaster. In fact, David Richter went as far as to say he would oppose the support and leave the people of New Jersey on their own, while Kate Gibbs said she would only support it if it was tied to drastic budget cuts to programs that help New Jerseyans.
DCCC Spokesperson Christine Bennett released the following statement:
“Last night, neither Kate Gibbs nor David Richter gave New Jersey voters any reason to elect them to serve in Congress. Jersey voters need someone who will fight for them, not someone who will side with their Republican bosses in Washington. Both candidates claim they won this debate, but it’s clear the real loser last night was the people of Burlington and Ocean County.”
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