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They came from all corners of the state in black sedans with government plates, zooming over the
swamps to the Brownstone in Paterson.
When they got there, for U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell’s (D-9) St. Patrick Day soiree, they found a packed room, but not before getting through a small Palestinian protest chanting outside.
Governor Phil Murphy showed up.
That’s what he heard as he scurried inside.
State Senator Paul Sarlo (D-36) scampered in.
Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-19) showed, too.
Bergen County Democratic Committee Chairman Paul Juliano found some love in the room.
So did Pascrell, obviously, when he addressed the Mohamed Khairullah challenge he has in front of him.
As he spoke, the congressman locked eyes with a grinning, game looking Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly (D-35) in the crowd.
“We’ve got a primary. …Everyone has a right to run, but – Benjie – we’re going to kick their tails,” Pascrell said.
Old football coach Wimberly loved it.
Against the backdrop of a federal court case deciding the future of organizations like these, and how they field candidates on the ballot in primary elections, jittery Passaic Dems had to confront the more immediate challenge of geared-up former Sheriff Jerry Speziale running off the line for his old job.
It’s also – one source pointed out with lurid relish – “against the backdrop of what most anticipate to be the bloodiest season in Passaic county’s recent memory.”
With Pascrell eager to keep the 2024 St. Pat’s festivities alive for another day, they seemed animated.
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