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A brief electoral history of Steve Fulop

April 14, 2023 11:24 am

And so it begins. Earlier this week, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey in 2025. He’s not the first to say he’s running – that distinction belongs to...

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

February 20, 2023 12:01 amFebruary 19, 2023 11:52 pm

In 2020, 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...

The 12th district is probably unwinnable for any Democrat – even Sam Thompson

February 14, 2023 4:48 pm

State Sen. Sam Thompson (D-Old Bridge), the newest Democrat in the New Jersey Legislature, has made it pretty clear that his recent party switch was more about winning re-election than about any broader ideological difference with his former party. “I...

In search of younger audiences, New Jersey politics heads to TikTok

October 4, 2022 10:21 amDecember 4, 2022 11:08 pm

It’s become a truism at this point that Barack Obama was the “first social media president.” Both in his 2008 campaign and in the presidency that followed, Obama and his communications team upended the way politicians use social media, recognizing...

Menendez splits from Biden admin over Cuba, Venezuela policies

May 17, 2022 3:23 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, broke with President Joe Biden on foreign policy issues twice in as many days this week: first over the continuing normalization of relations with Cuba, and today...

In one of New Jersey’s swingiest towns, a mayoral challenger emerges

April 1, 2022 4:35 pm

New Providence was a solidly Republican town, until it wasn’t. The Union County borough, which is in the state’s upper echelons of both income and educational attainment, used to vote for Republicans up and down the ballot, from staunch conservatives...

No organization lines in early 2024 presidential primaries

March 18, 2022 5:14 pm

If New Jersey moves the 2024 presidential primary to earlier in the cycle, there would be no organization lines for the stand-alone contest. Organization lines only exist in primaries where countywide candidates are running. The last time New Jersey held...