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MIKE KELLY
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-20-2008

Old-style boss rule is alive and well in Bergen County
MIKE KELLY
Date: 01-20-2008, Sunday
Section: OPINION
Edtion: All Editions

IMAGINE this scenario. Instead of holding a series of primaries in New Jersey and other states to select a presidential nominee, a cadre of Democratic big shots gathers in a Washington tavern to make the choice.

Imagine the howls of criticism from rank-and-file Democrats who have labored for years to open up their party to new candidates and the voices of ordinary voters in primary elections.

Well, where are those voices of Bergen County's Democrats now?

Big Joe Ferriero, the Bergen Democratic boss, announced this week ...

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