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Woodrow Wilson’s record remains intact

January 15, 2020 8:00 amJanuary 15, 2020 1:04 am

Unless John Delaney pulls off a miracle, Woodrow Wilson’s standing as the last New Jerseyan to win the presidency will remain intact. Wilson, the governor of New Jersey, was elected president in 1912. U.S. Senator Cory Booker dropped his bid...

Murphy gets loads of TV coverage for energy announcement

November 19, 2019 6:35 pm

The most important takeaway of Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order that he would double off-shore wind power goals was the massive media turnout for his announcement with former Vice President Al Gore. All five major television networks affiliates were there...

Murphy announces expanded wind energy goal

November 19, 2019 12:19 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announce he would more than double the state’s committed wind energy goal Tuesday, raising it from 3,500 Mw to 7,500 Mw. “That’s more than double the output. That’s more investment. That’s more jobs. That’s more clean energy,”...

Bradley vs. Gore in NJ: what the polls said

September 19, 2019 12:59 amSeptember 19, 2019 10:06 am

When Bill Bradley ran for president in 2000, some of the New Jersey Democratic establishment supported Al Gore — most remained neutral — but among rank-and-file home state Democratic primary voters, Bradley had the lead. In a September 1999 Quinnipiac...

New Jersey hasn’t elected a president since 1912

April 13, 2019 11:04 am

U.S. Senator Cory Booker holds a hometown kickoff rally today to become the first New Jerseyan to win the presidency since Gov. Woodrow Wilson in 1912. Booker is one of two Bergen County native to seek the presidency next year....

The Life and Times of Harry P. Pappas

March 25, 2019 9:30 pmMarch 25, 2019 9:58 pm

Editor’s note: Harry P. Pappas announced today that he was running as an independent conservative candidate for State Assembly in the 21st district against Jon Bramnick and Nancy Munoz. To reintroduce him to the New Jersey political community, here is...

Bill Bradley mostly shut out in New Jersey during 2000 prez bid

February 21, 2019 7:00 amFebruary 21, 2019 10:32 am

Cory Booker’s list of more than 50 endorsements stands in stark contrast to the 2000 presidential race, when former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley mostly struck out in the New Jersey endorsement race. U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg endorsed Al Gore early...