HUDSON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION CHAIRMAN CRAIG GUY STATEMENT ON ELECTION DAY 

Party Leaders Need to do a Better Job Listening to Our Rank and File Party Members

Hudson County, NJ – Hudson County Democratic Organization (HCDO) Chairman Craig Guy today released the following statement reflecting on last week’s Presidential election and its aftermath.  Guy was elected Chairman of the HCDO in June.

“The MAGA election victories of Donald Trump, the Senate, and likely Congress, was clearly not the outcome the Hudson County Democratic Organization was hoping for, but I am immensely proud of the hard work and effort that our members put forward for the entire Harris/Walz Democratic ticket. 

Our efforts organizing phone banks into swing states over the course of ten weeks and buses to Battleground Pennsylvania to knock doors for democracy on weekends were not just well-attended, they were met with the enthusiasm and relentless determination I believe defines democrats here in Hudson County.  

With all that is at stake, I am proud that the lens of our focus was primarily to aid the Harris-Walz ticket in battleground states. While these efforts were not enough to fight back against the Red Wave that swept the nation, we were successful in winning key elections for Democrats throughout Hudson County on the local and federal levels. 

I am particularly proud of the fact that we played a central role in making history in New Jersey by helping to elect the first Asian American Senator, Andy Kim, and the first Latina Member of Congress, Nellie Pou.

One of the most important things I believe we all learned as a result of last week’s election is that Party leaders need to do a better job of listening to the voices of our community.  These are the people on the ground phone banking, knocking on doors and organizing in their communities and the HCDO Executive staff and I have heard from them in abundance since Election Day.   

The main takeaway from those interactions is that, even in the face of this devastating blow to our nation, we need to pick ourselves back up and get ready to stand and fight.  As one of only two states in the entire nation with a gubernatorial election next year, New Jersey will have the eyes of the country and many around the world watching that election as the first true test to see if we will stand against Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans.  

Hudson County and New Jersey must meet that challenge.

In my short time as chair of the HCDO I have had the unique opportunity to observe the tremendous effort and passion for our shared values put forward every day by county Democrats.  

Last Tuesday’s election taught us many things, but the most important is that we are stronger together and we need to truly listen to the many different voices throughout our organization.  

With critically important council, mayoral, county and state races on the ballot next year, it has never been more critical for us to stand together, listen, and do the work required to help shape the future of communities throughout Hudson County.  

That work starts now.”

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