Barack Obama Archives

The O’Toole Chronicles: Time To Say Goodbye

May 27, 2021 12:01 amMay 27, 2021 8:08 am

As I write this column, I am listening to Sarah Brightman singing the stunningly beautiful song, “Time to Say Goodbye.” Because we in the political world are creatures of suggestion, I suspect a number of readers will open their music apps,...

Biden approvals in N.J. at 55% in new Monmouth poll

May 5, 2021 1:00 pmMay 5, 2021 1:04 pm

President Joe Biden has a job approval rating of 55%-39% in New Jersey, according to a Monmouth University poll released on Wednesday. Among registered voters, Biden is at 55%-40%. Biden has approvals of 93% among Democrats, but he’s upside-down among...

A story about Democratic grass roots activists in New Jersey

February 15, 2021 12:19 amFebruary 15, 2021 12:16 am

The emergence of a serious grass roots, activist movement within the New Jersey Democratic Party has happened before. One certainty is that Donald Trump’s presidency, which ended last month, engaged new people into state and local politics from both people...

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

February 15, 2021 12:13 amFebruary 14, 2021 7:02 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...

With Democrats controlling White House and Senate, Neals is likely to get second shot at federal judgeship

January 11, 2021 8:30 amJanuary 11, 2021 3:55 pm

Julien X. Neals, whose 2015 nomination for a federal judgeship was squashed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, is widely expected to get another chance to serve on the bench, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Both U.S. Senators from...

Biden picks Johnson for national testing coordinator

December 29, 2020 5:53 pmDecember 30, 2020 10:39 am

State Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson will head to Washington next month to join President-elect Joe Biden’s White House COVID-19 Response Team, Gov. Phil murphy announced Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner Sarah Adelman, who manages more than $17 billion in programs under...

New Jersey tends to elect a new governor in the year a new president takes office

December 9, 2020 1:04 pmDecember 9, 2020 7:25 pm

Newly elected presidents are almost always followed by new governors of New Jersey. Since 1953, ten new presidents saw New Jersey elect a new governor in their inauguration year, and the president saw a governor of the opposite political party...