Talk:2005 Hoboken mayoral election

"In an effort to gain support, there was a miscommunication on the night of May 10, 2005, when the people at Roberts' headquarters announed over a megaphone to a crowd of supporters that Roberts was going to win the election."

The writer claims to "know" WHY the announcement was made - it was "an effort to gain support" (i.e., it was a deliberate act). The writer then goes on to say that "they didn't get the correct information in time, or they came to a conclusion too quickly". In which case, it was NOT a deliberate act. Which was it? Since the writer's first six words assume a motivation (s)he probably has no way of proving, they should be stricken.

Independent Scott Delea also knew from the very start that he would lose, since Independents never win in Hoboken.

Scott Delea knew no such thing. Neither does the propagandist - sorry, writer of this piece. The last two former mayors ran and won as "independent" councilmen.

"In an advertisement in the Hoboken Reporter Volume 22 Number 36, Scott Delea said the following: "When you vote for a political team, you're voting for people pledged to represent a mayoral candidate's interests. When you vote for an independent, such as myself, you're electing a Council voice that represents your intrests." He also said that Peter Cammarano, a candidate for council running with Roberts, was last year's democratic campaign manager, and used this as a point to argue that politicians are chosen for political reasons. However, despite his attempt, Delea was unable to win."

The remarks about Cammarano have nothing to do with Delea's loss, and just confuse the casual reader. Between the gratuitous remarks about Roberts and the unnecessary swipe at Cammarano (who is still in the race against Marsh) it is pretty apparent that this piece was written by someone affiliated with the Marsh campaign. This person should be reaching out for votes rather than trying to rewrite history in hopes of a better result.

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