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Here's his campaign ad. https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1455899165230354448?s=20 https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1455899165230354448?s=20 South Jersey obv

Here's his campaign ad. https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1455899165230354448?s=20 https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1455899165230354448?s=20 South Jersey obviously isn't very happy with New Jersey's leadership.

op00to 5y ago
You got that from a campaign ad? Wow, you’re easily swayed.
- mbostleman 5y ago
  Not speaking for them, but the ad doesn't say anything about the happiness of South Jersey constituents. So I wouldn't expect they got it from ad. I think the article a more likely source.
- HWR_14 5y ago
  He's probably getting it from the fact that yesterday the people in South Jersey voted out the 16 year incumbent who led the State Senate.
  - op00to 5y ago
    The 16 year incumbent who was at constant arms with the Governor who was just re-elected. It’s almost as if the dem party wanted to see Sweeney lose so he would get out of Murphy’s way…
busymom0 5y ago
Love it how basic and down to earth his ad is.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
  sort of like how GW Bush was the one you'd rather have a beer with (than Al Gore)? When will Americans realize that being "the sort of down to earth person you'd rather have a beer with" is not a qualification for political office?
  - FredPret 5y ago
    Being on the same wavelength as the people is a critical quality in a leader. Otherwise you end up with arrogant technocrats
    - onemoresoop 5y ago
      Sure, but how about a clueless puppet you can have a drink with in the office?
      - FredPret 5y ago
        "man from a lower social class than you" = "clueless puppet"? Yikes
        onemoresoop 5y ago
        Not in a pejorative way but certainly don't expect a trucker to be a good politician. I really hope he'd prove me wrong
  - BuyMyBitcoins 5y ago
    Likability has always been a factor in democracies. It serves as a proxy for trust and a proxy for similarity. Both major political parties try to use the “down to earth/have a beer with” PR move. AOC was celebrated for being a bartender prior to being elected. She was quite literally someone who you could share a beer with.
    - PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
      I've never encountered a bartender that would drink on the job, so I doubt you could have shared a beer with AOC, at least not while working.
      - BuyMyBitcoins 5y ago
        I thought I was being clever with that idiom but yeah it’s not quite accurate if the other person isn’t also drinking. I guess I was trying to capture the idea of “having a beer in the company of”.
- nosianu 5y ago
  But he uses the same tricks as everyone else. I only heard a few statements, one that immediately caught in my filter: "seven out of every ten moves are leaving the state" -- which is a meaningless metric if left by itself like in the video, unless you know what is normal, and also how many are moving in?
  - vnchr 5y ago
    70% as a majority of moves seems concerning even if the norm.
  - anamax 5y ago
    Moves can only be in, out, or within. 7 out of 10 out means 3 = #in + #within. Maybe it is normal for most moves to be out of NJ, but who's to say that normal is good?

op00to 5y ago

You got that from a campaign ad? Wow, you’re easily swayed.

mbostleman 5y ago
Not speaking for them, but the ad doesn't say anything about the happiness of South Jersey constituents. So I wouldn't expect they got it from ad. I think the article a more likely source.
HWR_14 5y ago
He's probably getting it from the fact that yesterday the people in South Jersey voted out the 16 year incumbent who led the State Senate.
- op00to 5y ago
  The 16 year incumbent who was at constant arms with the Governor who was just re-elected. It’s almost as if the dem party wanted to see Sweeney lose so he would get out of Murphy’s way…

busymom0 5y ago

Love it how basic and down to earth his ad is.

PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
sort of like how GW Bush was the one you'd rather have a beer with (than Al Gore)? When will Americans realize that being "the sort of down to earth person you'd rather have a beer with" is not a qualification for political office?
- FredPret 5y ago
  Being on the same wavelength as the people is a critical quality in a leader. Otherwise you end up with arrogant technocrats
  - onemoresoop 5y ago
    Sure, but how about a clueless puppet you can have a drink with in the office?
    - FredPret 5y ago
      "man from a lower social class than you" = "clueless puppet"? Yikes
      - onemoresoop 5y ago
        Not in a pejorative way but certainly don't expect a trucker to be a good politician. I really hope he'd prove me wrong
- BuyMyBitcoins 5y ago
  Likability has always been a factor in democracies. It serves as a proxy for trust and a proxy for similarity. Both major political parties try to use the “down to earth/have a beer with” PR move. AOC was celebrated for being a bartender prior to being elected. She was quite literally someone who you could share a beer with.
  - PaulDavisThe1st 5y ago
    I've never encountered a bartender that would drink on the job, so I doubt you could have shared a beer with AOC, at least not while working.
    - BuyMyBitcoins 5y ago
      I thought I was being clever with that idiom but yeah it’s not quite accurate if the other person isn’t also drinking. I guess I was trying to capture the idea of “having a beer in the company of”.
nosianu 5y ago
But he uses the same tricks as everyone else. I only heard a few statements, one that immediately caught in my filter: "seven out of every ten moves are leaving the state" -- which is a meaningless metric if left by itself like in the video, unless you know what is normal, and also how many are moving in?
- vnchr 5y ago
  70% as a majority of moves seems concerning even if the norm.
- anamax 5y ago
  Moves can only be in, out, or within. 7 out of 10 out means 3 = #in + #within. Maybe it is normal for most moves to be out of NJ, but who's to say that normal is good?