Ciattarelli on the Attack By Fred Snowflack | May 17, 2021, 11:41 am | in The Diner Booth
During a campaign stop last week in Mount Olive, Jack Ciattarelli was asked if he takes his challengers from the right seriously. After all, it is Ciattarelli who has the backing of the Republican establishment throughout the state for the party’s gubernatorial nomination.
“Absolutely,” he said.
A few days later, a Ciattarelli mailer offered GOP voters a double feature of sorts.
One side of the mailer sharply attacked Hirsh Singh; the other side went after Phil Rizzo,
Both Singh and Rizzo are coming at Ciattarelli from the right. In truth, neither appears to be a serious threat. There certainly is a very conservative element among Republican primary voters, but as recent elections have shown, they’re not a majority. And in this case, that vote will be split between two candidates.