By Matthew Gilson | The Save Jersey Blog
The BCRO is officially back in business.
On a mid-July night with only two weeks notice, the ‘New Leadership Now’ team put together a sold out beefsteak (a tradition akin to the “beef and beer”) which was attended by an overflow crowd of over 350.
From Allendale to Wyckoff and every town in between, Republicans descended upon the Hackensack headquarters to eat thinly-cut steak, trade political gossip and provide an impressive show of force at the advent of a new era for the BCRO.
“If this is about me, then something is wrong,” newly-minted Chairman Paul DiGaetano shared in his remarks. “This is a reflection of the hard team work we have all put in.”
The crowd gave their new leader a very warm reception:
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Though he did not share exact numbers, the chairman did state that, between this fundraiser and the big-ticket event with Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno earlier this week led by BCRO Finance Chair Chuck Shotmeyer, the organization was already once again on track to recovering its financial footing.
The consensus was that a BCRO event had not been that crowded since its Golden Era of the 1980s. With six county offices up this year including the last remaining incumbents, the Republicans are only beginning the task for the year, but after the last two nights, the task seems just a little less daunting than it a few months ago.
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