Dueling strategists assess Bergen County Exec’s race as Dems turn to Tedesco
HACKENSACK – The battle lines in the Bergen County Executive’s race became more sharply drawn this week when the Bergen Democrats lined up behind Freeholder James Tedesco’s candidacy in advance of their March convention. But Kathleen Donovan, the Republican incumbent, is expected to be tough to beat in a county where she has been a public servant for decades and has high name recognition.
Two partisan strategists spoke to PolitickerNJ.com on the condition of anonymity to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of their respective candidates.
“Kathe Donovan has great name recognition. Do people know Lou, I mean Jim, Tedesco? It’s an honest mistake,” said a Bergen Republican strategist. “This is his first year as a freeholder, and now he’s running for county executive. There are 70 towns in Bergen County, and Kathe Donovan has been a hard campaigner in every one of them.” (Bonamo/PolitickerNJ)
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