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New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

February 21, 2022 12:20 amFebruary 19, 2022 4:26 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was the first governor to stay out of the presidential race in 28 years, leaving Democratic county chairs — and in some cases, Democratic County Committee members — to award the organization line in the 2020 New...

New Jersey liked Ike, but Warren Harding set the record

February 21, 2022 12:09 amFebruary 19, 2022 4:13 pm

New Jersey loved Warren Harding. In the 1920 presidential election, Harding won 68% of the vote in New Jersey. He won all 21 counties, and the GOP won 59 of the state’s 60 State Assembly seats. Calvin Coolidge took 62%...

Before Carter picked Mondale, Rodino was on the short list

April 19, 2021 10:09 pm

When Jimmy Carter picked Walter Mondale as the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1976, a New Jersey congressman was also a finalist. After Carter clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, campaign manager Hamilton Jordan began to develop a list of potential...

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

February 15, 2021 12:13 amFebruary 19, 2022 4:24 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was the first governor to stay out of the presidential race in 28 years, leaving Democratic county chairs — and in some cases, Democratic County Committee members — to award the organization line in the 2020 New...

New Jersey liked Ike, but Warren Harding set the record

February 15, 2021 12:10 amFebruary 13, 2021 6:27 pm

New Jersey loved Warren Harding. In the 1920 presidential election, Harding won 68% of the vote in New Jersey. He won all 21 counties, and the GOP won 59 of the state’s 60 State Assembly seats. Calvin Coolidge took 62%...

Rodino was on short list of Carter running mates

March 29, 2020 6:40 pm

After Jimmy Carter clinched the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976, campaign manager Hamilton Jordan began to develop a list of potential running mates. Jordan started by setting up a rating system for all Democratic U.S. Senators and Governors, as well...

New Jersey liked Ike, but Warren Harding set the record

February 17, 2020 12:09 amFebruary 16, 2020 6:56 pm

New Jersey loved Warren Harding. In the 1920 presidential election, Harding won 68% of the vote in New Jersey. He won all 21 counties, and the GOP won 59 of the state’s 60 State Assembly seats. Calvin Coolidge took 62%...