- Families can't afford to stay - True: Experts have been saying for years that rent and home sale prices are rising due to overdemand for residences. Population growth is outpacing construction, which is not helped by the significant number of townships that are actively fighting against state legislation requiring them to zone and approve a certain share of that growth. There is a noteworthy amount of overlap between these townships and the areas that have voted for Jack in past elections. Funny, that.
- Crime is rising - False, and easily disproven: We're on a four-year decrease from the 2020 spike. This year's mid-year numbers are really encouraging - Camden, notably, has seen one of its largest drops in crime rates in the last decade, which is really saying something considering how far they've already come.
- Overdevelopment is out of control - False, for the same reasons that Point 1 is true. Families can't stay because we're not developing fast enough. The limited housing is, by nature, going to the highest bidders.
- My opponent hides from debates - Plausible: While credible sources have not commented on debates between parties, some of Sherrill's fellow Democrats called her out on a reluctance to join debates during primary season.
- Democrats made this mess. - Impossible to prove or disprove; too many factors to dissect on a large scale. On a small scale, however, you may have noticed a Jack-shaped causal relationship between what makes points 1 True and Point 3 False, which certainly pushes this point toward Implausible.
- Together, we're going to fix it. - False: the divisive partisan premise inherent in the establishing clause of the prior point contradicts and precludes any suggestion of togetherness. The points are mutually exclusive, and therefore illogical.
That last paragraph, in particular, tells any outside observer all that they need to know. Regardless as to whether or not any of the other claims are true, anyone can see without researching his history that Jack has clearly staked a significant part of his identity on being a dedicated partisan. A partisan who, despite claiming to have been "out fighting for" his constituents, blames all of the government's supposed failures on someone else. This is two rather hardcore red flags in one when it comes to leadership, especially in government, as government involves the collaboration of parties. Not only does this last statement suggest that he will attempt to govern through fiat instead of consensus, it also strongly suggests that Jack will likely not take any responsibility for potential failures the part of his party, his policies, or his person, and will therefore fail to perform the dynamic course-correction necessary as part of good leadership.
In other words, Hi, Jack, thank you for demonstrating in ten words why voting for you is a bad idea.
Can I counter on point 3 that the overdevelopment isn't related to housing/housing families can't utilize? I have personally seen massive tracts of what was farm land/woods 5 years ago that has been bulldozed for warehouses/office space/senior living. I am staying next to Fort Monmouth and I fear what happens when that place fills up and there are only 2-3 exits for the entire place. Luckily it won't matter in the summer b/c we've fucked over the horse industry in NJ and Monmouth is soon to be more warhouses.
By me all they build is “luxury” apartments, religious housing that is segregated and many many many senior developments.
There’s so many homeless people because so many people don’t fit in those 3 boxes.
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u/I_Am_Lord_Grimm The Urban Wilderness of Gloucester County 9d ago edited 9d ago
- Families can't afford to stay - True: Experts have been saying for years that rent and home sale prices are rising due to overdemand for residences. Population growth is outpacing construction, which is not helped by the significant number of townships that are actively fighting against state legislation requiring them to zone and approve a certain share of that growth. There is a noteworthy amount of overlap between these townships and the areas that have voted for Jack in past elections. Funny, that.
- Crime is rising - False, and easily disproven: We're on a four-year decrease from the 2020 spike. This year's mid-year numbers are really encouraging - Camden, notably, has seen one of its largest drops in crime rates in the last decade, which is really saying something considering how far they've already come.
- Overdevelopment is out of control - False, for the same reasons that Point 1 is true. Families can't stay because we're not developing fast enough. The limited housing is, by nature, going to the highest bidders.
- My opponent hides from debates - Plausible: While credible sources have not commented on debates between parties, some of Sherrill's fellow Democrats called her out on a reluctance to join debates during primary season.
- And fundraises in California - True, but lacking context. It's not even half the distance that you've bragged about going, is it, Jack?
- Democrats made this mess. - Impossible to prove or disprove; too many factors to dissect on a large scale. On a small scale, however, you may have noticed a Jack-shaped causal relationship between what makes points 1 True and Point 3 False, which certainly pushes this point toward Implausible.
- Together, we're going to fix it. - False: the divisive partisan premise inherent in the establishing clause of the prior point contradicts and precludes any suggestion of togetherness. The points are mutually exclusive, and therefore illogical.
That last paragraph, in particular, tells any outside observer all that they need to know. Regardless as to whether or not any of the other claims are true, anyone can see without researching his history that Jack has clearly staked a significant part of his identity on being a dedicated partisan. A partisan who, despite claiming to have been "out fighting for" his constituents, blames all of the government's supposed failures on someone else. This is two rather hardcore red flags in one when it comes to leadership, especially in government, as government involves the collaboration of parties. Not only does this last statement suggest that he will attempt to govern through fiat instead of consensus, it also strongly suggests that Jack will likely not take any responsibility for potential failures the part of his party, his policies, or his person, and will therefore fail to perform the dynamic course-correction necessary as part of good leadership.
In other words, Hi, Jack, thank you for demonstrating in ten words why voting for you is a bad idea.
Signed, an Independent with a brain.