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As blearyeyed Democrats rolled into breakfast this morning following a night of partying, the buzz in the room focused less on President Obama and more on the 2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election.

"The early buzz from yesterday is that (Newark fitflop singapore Mayor Cory) Booker and (Elizabeth Mayor Chris) Bollwage are in early campaign mode," said Assemblyman Albert Coutinho (DEssex)

Making the scene is priority number one for hopeful 2013 candidates, so party activists can get used to the idea of a challenger to Gov. Chris Christie.

Booker has sponsored swag bags and Tshirts and is making a round of speeches before he addresses the Democratic National Convention Tuesday.

Too much presence can have its drawbacks, though. In the delegate book handed out to press and delegates, the Booker team misspelled the president's first name. "ReElect President Barak Obama," the ad read.

"Of note is the fact that Gov. Codey is not coming to this," Coutinho said of the Essex senator and former governor. Codey said his family had some medical issues that kept him away. Sen. Bob Menendez and the state congressional delegation back to Washington.

Sweeney also took a swipe at Gov. Chris Christie.

"New Jersey is a Democratic state, it's not a Republican state," he said. "We'll have a Democratic governor on 2013 because we're going to win in 2012 and 2013."

But it was Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver who roused delegates to their feet, with a speech fitflops decrying Republicans as throwbacks to another time and praising Democrats as the party of inclusion.

"We're not going to settle for the dialogue that government . is something that is unwanted," she said. "The citizens that I encounter in our state of New Jersey and all across this country want what the constitution guarantees, and what it guarantees is a government of the people, for the people and by the people. And that's what we're going to do, New Jersey Democrats, in Charlotte Thursday night!"

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