Pro-abortion Bob Hugin takes sides in CD05. NJGOP backs DeGregorio.

By Rubashov

The NJGOP of Chairman Bob Hugin stepped into the GOP congressional primary in CD05 today. NJGOP executive director Tom Szymanski used the venue of Fox News no less to throw the NJGOP’s weight behind unfounded allegations that 2020 Republican nominee Frank Pallotta is the beneficiary of mailings from the campaign of Democrat Congressman Josh Gottheimer that attack Pallotta.

In a statement to Fox News, the NJGOP executive director said:

“The fact that Josh Gottheimer feels the need to spend tens, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars, to try putting his thumb on the scale of the opposing party’s primary speaks volumes about how desperate he is given his track record of loyally supporting Joe Biden’s anti-energy and inflationary spending policies… No amount of meddling or money spent will save Gottheimer from the voters this November.”

Pallotta’s opponent in the GOP primary – newcomer Nick DeGregorio – has been pushing a line that suggests collusion between Republican Pallotta and Democrat Gottheimer but has offered no evidence.

Nick DeGregorio and NJGOP Chairman Bob Hugin share the same consultant, Checkmate Strategies’ Chris Russell. Tom Szymanski managed a congressional race in New York for Checkmate and Russell.

Both DeGregorio and Hugin come from the Pro-abortion wing of the Republican Party.

Hugin and DeGregorio share political consultants. The NJGOP's Szymanski worked for the same consultant.