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GOOCH DROPS CHALLENGE

Diane Gooch has abandoned her quest for a recount in her GOP primary race against Highlands Mayor Anna Little, the Gooch campaign said in an announcement this afternoon.

just_in1The Rumson millionaire and vice chair of the Monmouth County Republican Party says she supports Little, with whom she shares the goals of smaller government and lower taxes.

Here’s the full text of the announcement:

GOOCH CAMPAIGN STATEMENT

“I Have Decided Against Asking For A Recount”

Having carefully reviewed the final count for the CD6 Republican Primary, I have decided against asking for a recount. I am grateful for the experience I have gained in running and for all of the wonderful new friends I have made along the way.

I support Anna Little in her effort to become the Republican Congresswoman for CD6. We both want smaller government, lower taxes, and to encourage job growth through the private sector. Today, I step out of the race for Congress in CD6 and voice my support for Anna Little for Congress.

Posted on June 15, 2010 at 2:07 pm, filed under Government, Politics and tagged , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed. Email this story.

  • That a boy Mickey..

    Posted by: bill on June 15, 2010 at 2:59 pm | Permalink

  • The right move. Support beating Pallone.

    Posted by: Let it Go on June 15, 2010 at 3:54 pm | Permalink

  • That’s very honorably, Ms. Gooch.

    Posted by: Ken Ameika on June 15, 2010 at 4:38 pm | Permalink

  • Hat tip to ya’Diane ,Now lets bury Frank and his Pallonecare !

    Posted by: littlesilvered on June 15, 2010 at 5:13 pm | Permalink

  • Little government is good government

    Posted by: Melissa on June 16, 2010 at 6:12 am | Permalink

  • Diane Gooch is a class act and a real patriot. She has singlehandedly united a broad coalition of Republicans, Independents and sane Democrats to defeat Socialist Pallone in November.

    Posted by: Dan the Man on June 16, 2010 at 9:42 am | Permalink

  • I supported Anna Little, but I’m surprised at no recount. I even more surprised at some of the responses here that portrayed Gooch or anyone asking for a recount in a very close race to be unpatriotic, slimy or attempting to buy the election. This is not the same as Al Gore attempting to nullify the absentee ballots of Servicemen serving overseas. Now THAT’S slimy and unpatriotic.

    Errors can be made and a need for validity of an election is crucial.

    With or without a recount, I’m glad Gooch is supporting Little the same way Little would be supporting her.

    Round Two: Pallone. Come out swinging.

    Posted by: Mark from Red Bank on June 16, 2010 at 12:10 pm | Permalink

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