ATLANTIC CITY – Receiving a standing ovation from this breakfast-fed capacity crowd here in the Harrah’s Conference center, Lieutenant Governor Shelia Oliver passionately talked up U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ). She also seemed to slap at those members of the Democratic Party who refused to attend today’s conference.

“People can fool around if they want to,” shouted Oliver. “I will tell you something, if you think we are in bad shape with Donad Trump, we will be in even worse shape [with Bob Hugin]. Bob Menendez must be reelected to the U.S. Senate. He is the ranking Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee. You will get a Donald Trump clone if you don’t reelect Bob Menendez. Donald Trump is in office because of the Democratic Party. That’s why Donald Trump is the president.”

Without naming names, the LG lingered on the fight splitting New Jersey Democrats.

“Stop the petty nonsense,” Oliver said, avid claps from the crowd half drowning her. “Stop arguing over who gets to sit in the bigger chair. It’s not about these titles. It’s about putting your nose to the grindstone and doing the work for the people.”

She found Democratic State Party Chairman John Currie sitting at one of the front tables in the packed big room.

“I’ve never seen a Democratic Committee breakfast with people filled to the rafters,” said the LG to cheers.