Nearly entire town in New Jersey becomes Democrats

[ProSense]

From Daily Kos:

In a rare shift in party affiliation, the entire membership of the all-Republican governing body in Lyndhurst will switch from Republican to Democrat tomorrow. Nearly 60% of Lyndhurst’s Republican County Committee will become Democrats too.

[rusty quoin]

1. Lyndhurst., don't know it, but smart people.

[BlueJazz]

2. What happened..Did Aliens from space increase the towns IQ by 40 points ??

[rurallib]

3. Here's a link - been brewing for a while

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/10/22/162527/28

There will be a lot of party switching behind the voting booth curtain next fall, also.

[Toasterlad]

4. Our Corporate Headquarters are Located There.

I doubt my company's management will be pleased with this switch.

[Alcibiades]

5. For many, being Republican is aspirational in nature

That is to say, some folks who come from Democratic households who might otherwise identify with the party that truly reflects their interests, instead misidentify with the party of the rich, as they one day hope to be rich themselves. It's like driving a Lexus rather than a car you can really afford, based on who you would like to be rather than who you are. These sorts of voters don't really care about politics until one day it smacks them in the ass, either because they suddenly lose their job, have a family member of friend killed in war, etc.

Not saying that's what has happened here, but this is the sort of town where we can expect to make big gains, all across the country. Even though it's a blue state, most of the New Jersey Republicans I've met have been pretty partisan, so it seems to me this is big news indeed.