Lisa McCormick, who is running for governor in New Jersey against a Wall Street millionaire who wants to buy the election, showed up uninvited to a candidate forum sponsored by the Princeton Democratic Club. Club officials would not allow her in.

McCormick has sought to include many of the people energized by Brand New Congress, Bernie Sanders and other progressive leaders by proposing revolutionary ideas to clean up the mess made by Republican bully Chris Christie and political insiders from both parties.

Within the Suzanne Patterson Center, off Stockton Street and adjacent the former governor’s mansion called Morven, party insiders heard from Wall Street billionaire Phil Murphy; James Johnson, a Clinton administration official; Assemblyman John Wisniewski; and state Senator Raymond Lesniak.

Owen O’Donnell, president of the organization, said members voted to endorse Wisniewski, who will get all the of the municipality’s votes when Mercer County political bosses convene to endorse a candidate who will get a preferred position on the June primary ballot. McCormick said she does not want backing from those ‘regular political organizations’ because they represent the corruption that pervades New Jersey’s electoral process.

Wisniewski’s law firm was recently fired by Keyport, after the town determined the lawmaker violated its anti-corruption law, which is meant to combat pay-to-play campaign contributions from influencing the award of the borough’s professional service contracts.

Outdoors in the cold, the insurgent persisted undeterred, talking to voters who were also denied entry, McCormick spoke about progressive values, standing up for the people, for the environment and fighting against political corruption.

“They did not invite me but several supporters encouraged me to come anyway,” McCormick said. “All the candidates they heard from were men, and I am the only one who would not take a pay cut on the governor’s $185,000 salary. It just underscores that the system it’s rigged and politicians have not learned anything from Donald Trump’s election.”

“If we are really going to transcend the need for big money, we need to expand the number of people who become a part of this movement,” said McCormick. “If you do not have the ability to volunteer, you are welcome to invite others to help. Every donor, volunteer or voter you enlist will stretch the impact of your investment in our nation’s political revolution.”

“If you check LisaMcCormick.org you can get information about being a hero in the resistance to combat the combined threats of Trump, corruption & corporate control,” said the candidate. “We may be locked out, or told to sit down and shut up but we will not be silenced.”

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