Ben Dworkin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Kornacki: No other state has New Jersey’s politics

December 1, 2020 8:31 pm

Take it from Steve Kornacki: New Jersey’s politics are unique. In a virtual conversation with Rowan University’s Ben Dworkin, the NBC and MSNBC national political correspondent said the Garden State’s political landscape dwarfed even those of similarly old states. “I...

Though still risky, door-to-door campaigning growing politically safer

June 19, 2020 5:35 pm

Door-to-door campaigning has received Gov. Phil Murphy’s measured blessing of approval, and candidates may be able to take advantage of ground games that have been shelved for months amid the pandemic — if they’re careful. “I think candidates have to...

Montclair State University professor Brigid Callahan Harrison is considering running against Jeff Van Drew.

Harrison calls for Kennedy to return donations from troubled prison healthcare services firm

April 22, 2020 6:15 pm

Executives at an embattled private correctional healthcare services company that has been the subject of more than 70 wrongful death lawsuits contributed $11,400 to Amy Kennedy’s campaign for the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd district around the...

In the 8th district, it’s the Year of the Unforced Error

October 25, 2019 3:11 pmOctober 25, 2019 7:11 pm

To a large degree, the Assembly race in the eighth legislative district has been defined by unforced error, though not by those of any of the candidates still in the running. Assemblyman Joe Howarth’s delayed response to State Sen. Dawn...

Pundits split on risk of Bucco taking Senate seat while staying in Assembly race

September 24, 2019 5:37 pmSeptember 24, 2019 5:38 pm

Pundits are split on how Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco’s decision to remain on the ballot for the Assembly after taking his late father’s seat in the State Senate will affect the race in the 25th legislative district. “It’s tempting for...

Rosemary Becchi contributed to Mitch McConnell re-election

August 14, 2019 4:47 pmAugust 14, 2019 8:30 pm

Republican congressional candidate Rosemary Becchi wrote a $1,000 personal check to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this year. Becchi’s donation might give Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) some ammo during a slow summer, but it might not do much...

Murphy needs to tie himself to policies, pundits say

February 12, 2019 5:29 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s heightened disapproval rating in a Monmouth University poll released Tuesday doesn’t spell his doom, but pundits agree that Murphy needs to start taking pains to tie himself to his policies. The poll found Murphy had a 43%-40%...