NJ voters received a serious education on Hugin’s greed, right-wing ideology, and mismanagement this week. While the candidate may be spending tens of millions of his own money inundating NJ families with misleading ads, recent news reports revealed the true Hugin.
“Last year, Hugin called President Donald J. Trump’ designs on healthcare ‘great for the country and consumers.’ He now reveals his own plan that reportedly ignores the high costs of prescription drugs and instead calls for mandatory end of life care directives to bring down costs.” (“Menendez Campaign Hits Hugin Hard on Healthcare,” InsiderNJ, Sept. 26)
“Bob Hugin, New Jersey’s Republican U.S. Senate candidate, said he is holding off saying whether he supports U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh until after Thursday…“I think he’s clearly an incredibly qualified, talented jurist,” Hugin said Wednesday morning of Kavanaugh, the U.S. appeals court judge whom Republican President Donald Trump has nominated to the nation’s highest court.” (“NJ Republican Senate nominee Hugin hasn’t made up mind on Kavanaugh, NJ.com, Sept. 26).
“Republican U.S. Senate nominee Bob Hugin on Wednesday danced around questions about whether he supports his controversial ticket-mate in South Jersey, GOP congressional nominee Seth Grossman…CNN later reported that Grossman’s social media accounts and blogs contained anti-Islamic posts, an argument that Black History Month is too long and a post claiming there’s a “plan” for white English-speaking Christians and Jews to have fewer children.” (Hugin skirts questions about support for House candidate Grossman, POLITICO, Sept. 26)
“Several undergraduate and graduate students of the Wilson School questioned whether the University’s values regarding diversity and inclusion would be compromised if “men like Bob Hugin were propped up into positions of power.” Students emphasized that the University is supposed to a safe space where women and members of the LGBTQ+ community can feel welcome and comfortable. Others asked about how the trustees have handled the Hugin controversy and whether there are processes that determine when a trustee member is in poor standing.” (“CPUC addresses Hugin, grading policy, campus speakers,” Princetonian, Sept. 24, 2018)
“Hugin was a leader — but a leader in opposition to women’s membership. His past stances exemplified the University’s long-standing resistance to institutional equity and inclusion. The Editorial Board does not deny Hugin’s right to change or refine his position on particular issues. Instead, we ask that Hugin prove his supposedly evolved views by releasing detailed policy proposals for the women he would like to represent. The Board asks that he apologize for his past remarks, not just lament his failure to support inclusion of women. (“Editorial: On U. Trustee Bob Hugin,” Princetonian, Sept. 27, 2018)
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“USG vice president Nate Lambert ’20, who is an advocate for LGBTQ+ issues, deferred comment to the ‘Prince’ on whether Hugin’s remarks warrant his removal from the Board of Trustees, but said that Hugin should still be held accountable — regardless of how long ago he made the statements. “It wouldn’t hurt if he perhaps gave a more direct apology to the current female students and LGBT students at Princeton,” Lambert said…Stephen Chao ’19, a student intern at the LGBT Center and an LGBT Peer Educator, expressed a similar desire to hold Hugin more accountable. “What decisions is he making in a position of power and what decisions are trustees and alumni making, and is it creating a system that we want?” Chao asked. He added that for University students, “our power here is to hold people accountable.” (“Campus responds to controversy over Hugin’s eating club remarks,” Princetonian, Sept. 28, 2018)