Republican candidate for Congress in CD1, Claire Gustafson, said today that if Phil Murphy and Donald Norcross “aren’t willing to withdraw their endorsement of Biden then they should heed the advice Murphy offered Kavanaugh and pack their bags and leave.” Her press release follows:

Claire Gustafson, Republican candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s first congressional district, said today that “Governor Phil Murphy should have applied the same standard to Tara Reade’s allegation of sexual assault by former Vice President Joe Biden as he did Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation against Justice Brett Kavanaugh.”

“During Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings Governor Murphy, in a tweet, said of Christine Blasey Ford, ‘The presumption that she is not telling the truth is unacceptable, and it should deeply anger us all,’” Claire Gustafson said. “Yet, by endorsing Joe Biden yesterday, Governor Murphy presumes Tara Reade is not telling the truth. By the Governor’s own standards his endorsement of Biden should be deemed unacceptable.”

Gustafson continued, “Murphy wanted a federal investigation into the claims against Kavanaugh. Why isn’t he calling for an investigation into the claims against Biden? His endorsement of Biden shows Murphy doesn’t care what Tara Reade has to say.”

“Earlier this week I called on Congressman Donald Norcross to withdraw his endorsement of Joe Biden, Governor Murphy should do the same.” Gustafson said, “As long as the possibility exists that Tara Reade’s allegation of sexual assault by Joe Biden is true it should deeply anger all of us that Murphy and Norcross choose to endorse his candidacy. If they aren’t willing to withdraw their endorsement of Biden then they should heed the advice Murphy offered Kavanaugh and pack their bags and leave.”

Yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver, state Senator Loretta Weinberg and New Jersey’s First Lady Tammy Murphy issued a press release denouncing Congressman Leonard Lance over comments he made about Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.

Apparently, Oliver, Weinberg and Murphy have a problem with the fact that Lance said he “tends not to believe” Blasey Ford. Of course, they have a problem with what Lance said, he’s a Republican. Make no mistake, their real problem is that Lance is a Republican.

I might believe Oliver, Weinberg and Murphy had a real problem with what Lance said if any of the three had ever uttered a public word when men who happen to be Democrats mistreated women.

Have Oliver, Weinberg or Murphy ever said a word about U.S. Senator Bob Menendez helping to bring young women into the country for his pal Salomen Melgen? Don’t forget, Menendez’s lawyers “conceded that the senator intervened on his pal’s behalf” when it came to the young women getting into the country. One could argue that helping a dirty old man play sugar daddy to young women is a form of sexual abuse. It is apparent Oliver, Weinberg nor Murphy would agree with that argument based on their silence over Menendez helping Melgen play sugar daddy.

How about when we learned Governor Phil Murphy’s soccer team forced women to live with an elderly man who repeatedly made inappropriate comments to the players and made them feel uncomfortable. Did Oliver, Weinberg or Murphy speak out about the governor’s soccer team forcing women to tolerate sexual harassment? Nope!

Their silence on the documented mistreatment of women by people associated with Menendez and Gov. Murphy makes Oliver, Weinberg and Mrs. Murphy hypocrites. They definitely lack any credibility to speak out on this issue.