tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post5352629794414312260..comments2023-09-17T06:34:32.273-04:00Comments on Grafix Avenger: Earwitness Rumor: Buying BoE votes (allegedly) Grafix_Avengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09277322207313098473noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-34742632456075122182016-10-20T17:26:47.821-04:002016-10-20T17:26:47.821-04:00Anon 10:45: "It is a Presidential election an...Anon 10:45: "It is a Presidential election and the very large voter turn out will dilute much of the advantage the Hoboken's Old Guard politicos count on is off year elections". I dont agree entirely. The paid for VBM machine is in full force - and this year, both of the historical supporters - Raia and Russo - are in it and working together. Last year, the school board lost two seats due to these votes - Sheillah Dallara and Addys Velez both were 2nd and 3rd out of the machines, but the excessive paid for VBM's for Madigan and Montgomery - ~500 each) bumped both, and Addis lost by 34 votes. In 2012, the last presidential election, the Kids' first / reform slate had ~3500 machine votes vs. the bad guy slate that had between 2500-3000 machine votes each. The bad guy slate received an average of 800 VBM's (double that of the Kid's first slate) and what looks to be 500 of these VBM's came out of the housing authority and senior buildings. Although this was not enough to upset the Kid's first slate, Jean Marie Mitchell won the third seat by less than 100 votes. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE GET THE WORD OUT FOR 1-2-4 and that we do not take this election for granted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-56505036935264103352016-10-20T11:49:23.770-04:002016-10-20T11:49:23.770-04:00well said. how certain are we that the masons won...well said. how certain are we that the masons won't be funding local politics anymore? if if it's true, where does russo and the OG in general go to replace the mason cash? pupie is an oddball character, sometimes spending on some things (like his boy peter b.) but not for other OGs with whom he always seems to be feuding. <br /><br />things in flux, weird times. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-67214249996426908532016-10-20T10:45:50.480-04:002016-10-20T10:45:50.480-04:00My opinion, I have no doubt that the Russo-Romanno...My opinion, I have no doubt that the Russo-Romanno crew will again try to gain power on the BOE in any way possible as was and could be a lucrative income -patronage source. <br /><br />The political atmosphere in Hoboken has radically changed in the last few years.<br /><br />Much of Elizabeth & Richard Mason's highly toxic funding was redirected to other selfish endeavors political agendas out side of Hoboken. <br /><br />Now that the Garcia-Campos have been largely neutralized due to their own hubris and stupidity. Their stronghold of HHA is in the long process of being cleaned up after decades of dirty deals the have become more difficult for the Old Guard to harvest votes. Plus they don't have nearly as much money to pay hundred of election day workers as the once did.<br /><br />It is a Presidential election and the very large voter turn out will dilute much of the advantage the Hoboken's Old Guard politicos count on is off year elections. <br /><br />The demographics of Hoboken has changed and while the Old Guard politicos usual vote is diminishing the pool of new voters who they do not hold sway over is growing. <br /><br />City Hall and the City Council are no longer locked in constant deadlocked partisan conflict and is working to improve the living conditions of the residents of Hoboken and as a result the numbers of voters happy with the direction their City is going has gone up. When people see things going well they vote to keep those leading in office. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-88035168097411116342016-10-20T07:54:20.766-04:002016-10-20T07:54:20.766-04:004 affidavits supplied to the AG in the wake of Occ...4 affidavits supplied to the AG in the wake of Occhipinti's 2010 ludicrous vbm harvest. No action taken. Except anything done against the affidavit signers that we don't know about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-74349063195485750592016-10-19T19:05:05.449-04:002016-10-19T19:05:05.449-04:00We need some affidavits.We need some affidavits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-90786797195414311882016-10-19T16:44:36.186-04:002016-10-19T16:44:36.186-04:00What's the statute of limitations on prosecuti...What's the statute of limitations on prosecuting voter fraud?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-35244566438241821152016-10-19T13:45:46.504-04:002016-10-19T13:45:46.504-04:00Do you mean this one: http://grafixavenger.blogs...Do you mean this one: <a href="http://grafixavenger.blogspot.com/2016/01/breaking-russo-paid-244-campaign.html" rel="nofollow"><b> http://grafixavenger.blogspot.com/2016/01/breaking-russo-paid-244-campaign.html</b></a>Grafix_Avengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277322207313098473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-23892708009153473482016-10-19T12:28:32.792-04:002016-10-19T12:28:32.792-04:00We ever get campaign finance reports from the last...We ever get campaign finance reports from the last bout of vote buying? Or did those crooks fail to follow the law?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8982097314224201904.post-84551577747168012242016-10-19T11:38:58.155-04:002016-10-19T11:38:58.155-04:00Democracy in hoboken has been roughed up for longe...Democracy in hoboken has been roughed up for longer than since 2012. Have you forgotten Peter Cammarano's 161 vote Mayoral victory in 2009 on the strength of almost 1000 paid for votes, many but not all of them VBM's? <br /><br />We got lucky thanks to the feds but let's not forget that he won that election, how he won it, and how different our town would be if the feds hadn't bailed us out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com