Basically, the State Party changed the rules 4 years ago to make

[merbex]

it REALLY hard to get a candidate's name on the ballot

And then with one vote essentially said:

Except for Chris Gabrielli

Anything for you Chris

We know you don't like campaigning

You go ahead and get those exofficio signatures

They're YOUR kind of people - they all have titles in front of their names - State Committeeman or woman, State Rep or State Sen, Chair

The kind of people you want to sit around with and craft legislation.

Regular people just don't get it - but it's for their own good