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Democrats counting on Bergen voters to unseat Garrett
By Myles Ma/NJ.com
RIDGEWOOD — Scott Garrett has handily won every race he’s run for New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District since 2002.
Garrett has vastly outspent his opponent in every election year, with the exception of 2008, when he outspent Dennis G. Shulman, but not vastly.
But Roy Cho, his Democratic opponent, believes Garrett can be beaten. So too, does rapper Ghostface Killah.
It was Killah’s (Ghostface’s?) endorsement over Twitter last year that first put Cho and his campaign on the map. But it is the new math in the 5th that Cho believes will put his campaign over the top.
Redistricting in 2010 added Democratic-leaning Fair Lawn, Lodi, Hackensack and Bogota, and parts of Teaneck to the 5th. By population, Bergen County makes up almost three-quarters of the district.
Rob Esposito, Cho’s campaign manager, said these towns have turned the 5th from a safe Republican stronghold dominated by Sussex and Warren voters into a competitive district.
“We know we have a real shot,” he said.
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