Crisply Crispi
Back in 2017, Mike Crispi was a rather unnoticed candidate for Morris County freeholder. With no real experience or backing, he finished last among four candidates in the Republican primary.
Five years later – in 2022 – Crispi challenged Chris Smith, the veteran GOP congressman, in CD-4. He got 21,000 votes; Smith got 33,000. Not a bad showing for Crispi as a first time congressional candidate against an entrenched incumbent.
Now, Crispi’s star within the MAGA-wing of the Republican Party seems to be rising to unanticipated heights.
A talk show host in real life, Crispi, 31, was the lead-off speaker at last Saturday’s Donald Trump rally in Wildwood.
He spoke loud and forcefully about the need to win the election by so much, it can’t be stolen. He also expressed confidence Trump can win New Jersey.
Crispi’s performance probably pleased the crowd, but it also pleased the man who counted the most.
That would be Trump.
When the former president arrived, he complimented Crispi on his speech, noting that he watched it on the plane transporting him to the rally.
“And I know you have big plans for the future and we’re with you,” Trump said.
Crispi’s immediate plan is what he calls Project 14, which is the campaign to win the state’s 14 Electoral Votes for Trump.
With rhetoric appropriate for the occasion, Crispi said in a post-rally statement:
“President Trump is fighting for us every day. He’s fighting whack-jobs in court. He’s traveling the country on the weekends and campaigning when they’re not holding him in a Soviet-style courtroom. And despite all of it, he’s leading in every battleground state and gaining fast in the blue states.”
As for New Jersey, a recent poll put Trump only 5 points behind Joe Biden in the state.
Still, one has to be skeptical about New Jersey turning “red” this fall.
Democrats, who have nearly a 1 million voter registration advantage, have won every presidential election in the state since 1988.
Hoping to upend that trend, Crispi says that the “America First Republicans” are planning a series of rallies around New Jersey to promote Project 14 and to “sign-up activists committed to winning New Jersey for President Trump.”
The first such rally is going to be in Ocean County and it will include Christine Serrano Glassner, the Trump-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate.
The location has some political significance.
After Serrano Glassner was endorsed by Trump, Ocean County Republicans reiterated their support for Curtis Bashaw, the other main candidate in the primary race.
Clearly, Crispi’s group is not intimidated by that.
Republicans have out-registered new Democrat voters by several hundred thousand. The one million Democrat registered voters figure claimed in the article is not factual. The Republicans are registering new voters including many disaffected Democrats.
Sally Hemings would like a word.
Dream on. gop is over
Clearly Crispi is burnt toast after his cruel, inappropriate comments about Gus Walz.
your career is toast looser
It takes a lot of courage to disparage a 17 year old with special needs. Crispi should be ashamed of himself. Im sure his mother is.
Do you feel good about yourself now Mike?
I hope the consequences for you are strong and swift. Maybe then it will give you pause to take a good hard look at your character…because it is lacking. And between you and Ann Coulter you have managed to lose some Republican voters…good going.
Do you feel good about yourself now Mike?
I hope the consequences for you are strong and swift. Maybe then it will give you pause to take a good hard look at your character…because it is lacking. And between you and Ann Coulter you have managed to lose some Republican voters…good going!
Well, he’ll definitely get his name “out there” now. But neither the GOP nor New Jersey deserve the embarrassment. I hope that one day when he has kids…oh, never mind! Pink is his signature color.
Well, he certainly knows how to put his name “out there”. Both the GOP and New Jersey deserve much better. Maybe by the time he actually has kids of his own… oh, never mind! Pink is clearly his signature color.
You talk about Gus Walz and how he was raised ? We can only hope your parents didn’t raise you to be the cruel insensitive, and uncaring POS that you turned out to be. There is nothing “manly” DUDE about being a heartless jerk.!
CRINGEWORTHY ——-The comments made by Mike Crispi about Gus Walz are in the same category as Trump mocking a disabled reporter.
MAGA at its finest!
Unthinking.
Uncaring.
UnAmerican.
Uncivilized.
MAGA at its finest!
Unthinking.
Uncaring.
UnAmerican.
Uncivilized.
Only insecure Betas attack a special needs teen to lift up a felon and rapist.
MIKE CRISPI IS NOW FAMOUS,!!!
The Lincoln Project has his Gus Walz post and an interesting write up.
He is mentioned in Vanity Fair along with Ann Coulter.
The Club for Growth Foundation has this to say about Mike Crispi……”Mike is a strong believer in limited government principles and his Christian faith is the guiding principle for a successful future of America!”
Nothing on his Twitter X site.
He should be ashamed but Im sure he isnt. His parents did not raise him right and he even looks shady like his felon mentor Trump.
One day a real rain is gonna come. Then you’ll see, Crispi then you’ll see. But then it will be too late for you to do anything about it. xxx HK
TRUE…..As Mike’s post was circulating around the internet this morning, one woman wanted to know who he was and if he was a real person.
With great restraint, I controlled my fingers.
I DID NOT SAY….go to InsiderNJ and read about him
because I did not want to embarrass my state,
InsiderNJ, and perhaps most importantly I did not feel like being part of this scandal.
PS…I am not a writer of columns; that is for the wiser, but believe me, I could have written a lengthy column in regard to that woman’s question.
JUST A THOUGHT…….
Perhaps Mike’s post of Gus Walz and Barron Trump was to simply curry favor with Trump in an obsequious or ingratiating way.
PS-—I could have stated this in a much simpler way.
Suck-up, but I did not know if the ever vigilant InsiderNJ censor allow it.
I see that you either deleted your FB page or blocked everyone that called you out for your horrible tweet about Gus Walz.
You are not deplorable….you are despicable.
Here’s hoping your cruel comments about the kid of a politician will follow you for your entire career – which I pray will be crispi.
Crispi claimed to sell all his stocks to buy DJT stock, with the comment “stay poor liberals” . should have been “get poor Trump sycophants” Maybe should change spelling of his name to Crispy….