George Ajjan is an international political strategist and commentator.

In addition to advising candidates as a campaign strategist on a global basis, Mr. Ajjan is often sought out as a television pundit, hired by Sky News to offer prime-time commentary both from London and New York studios for the 2008 US Presidential election.

Since his congressional run in 2004, he has played an active role in US campaigns, assisting candidates at the local, county, state, and federal levels. Internationally, Mr. Ajjan has led numerous projects spanning Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Mr. Ajjan was born and raised in the state of New Jersey and graduated from The Johns Hopkins University. Following a successful management career at Procter & Gamble, he earned an MBA from the London Business School in 2003.

Explore this website and his full bio to learn more about George Ajjan.
 

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6.7.10

analysis of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in the August issue of The American Conservative:
"The 2009 election was a referendum on the Corzine administration," says longtime New Jersey Republican consultant George Ajjan. "There was frustration during the campaign that [Christie] wasn’t being aggressive enough in laying out a plan."
"He came out of the box swinging pretty hard," Ajjan says. "A lot of people who were underwhelmed were very quickly put on board."

8.6.10

key quotes from an appearance on the TV program "NJ Now".

on upstart Tea Party candidates taking on establishment favorites in Republican Primaries:
"The organization structures are very strong, there's no doubt about that - and the only way you're going to beat them is if you've got money.  The Tea Party candidates that were successful, Rand Paul notably in Kentucky, were very well-funded.  He had an operation, and money to fund the operation.  Just going out there and having a website and saying, 'I'm affiliated with the Tea Party and I've got some activists that are mad-as-hell-and-not-gonna-take-it-anymore' is not enough to defeat a machine, particularly up against an incumbent."
on NJ Governor Christie's ongoing battle with the teachers union:
"He's kicking butt and I love it.  I can't decide what would make me happier: if Chris Christie continued to make great policy; or if he would resign from the Governor's office, team up with David Chase to make a dramatic series based on himself as Governor - it would be better than The Sopranos!"
"He IS doing his best, he's not governing based on polls or what's going to give him a 5 point bounce in his approval rating this week, or this month, or even this year.  He's saying, 'I've been elected for 4 years, this is what I'm out to accomplish, and that's exactly what I'm going to do.'"