By Steve Morris

Progressive Democrats are shocked that Senator Loretta Weinberg failed to deliver District 37 to Barack Obama yesterday.  In fact, Obama won only two towns in District 37, Englewood and Teaneck. 

Clinton’s victory in 37 privately empowered District 37 BCDO aligned Democrats.  Some told Inside Bergen that they believe that without Weinberg on the ballot in 2009, the organization can be victorious against a LaRouche damaged Gordon Johnson and an ethnically baseless Valerie Huttle in next year’s Democratic primary for their Assembly seats.

Others speculated that Governor Jon Corzine will not lift a finger to help Weinberg’s team after she turned her back on Corzine’s efforts to unite New Jersey behind Clinton this year.

One insider put it this way: “I knew Gordon Johnson and Valerie Huttle when they were organization Democrats.  They were friends of mine.  And believe me, when it comes to political strength, Gordon Johnson and Valerie Huttle are no Barack Obama. If Senator Obama can’t win District 37…they have problems.”

D37 TOWN                CLINTON                   OBAMA

Bergenfield                    2261                             1046    

Bogota                          741                               337

Englewood                    2274                              3534

Englewood Cliffs            431                                298

Hackensack                  3034                              2897

Leonia                           932                               725

Maywood                      783                                419

Palisades Park              760                                300

Ridgefield Park              1082                              461

Rochelle Park                396                               151

Teaneck                        4018                             5383

Tenafly                          1343                             1101

D37 Totals                   18055   (53.3%)            16652   (46.6%)