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Christopher Van Hollen

August 1, 2008 - 3:28pm

DCCC monitoring Shulman, but won't commit to funding him

By Matt Friedman
Category: House
Tags: Scott Garrett, Linda Stender, John Adler, Dennis Shulman, Charles Rangel, Christopher Van Hollen, NJ-03, NJ-07, Leonard Lance, NJ-05

The Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) seems confident that Democrats will pick up two House seats in New Jersey this year, but stopped short of promising financial help to Dennis Shulman, a blind Rabbi who is challenging Rep. Scott Garrett in the 5th district.

"The closer we got to Election Day the more opportunities developed. Sometimes as you get closer some fall off the list. The last time we went through this in 2006, the closer we got to voting day the more competitive," said Rep. Christopher Van Hollen (D-Md.) in a conference call with reporters today.

The DCCC's third priority in New Jersey is Shulman, who has raised a lot of money for a challenger in a long-shot district, and whose unique personal story has recently drawn national media attention from publications like Time, Newsweek and The New Yorker.

"The short answer is that we're very impressed with what they've done and we see that campaign on an upward trajectory," he said. more >
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