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How Burstein got screwed out of being Assembly Speaker and Congressman

December 28, 2018 12:22 pmDecember 28, 2018 8:21 pm

Albert Burstein, who died yesterday at age 96, was part of one of a great legislative leadership battle in the 1970s and a legendary Hudson County political deal that upset his chances to win a seat in Congress. Burstein was...

Democrats on verge of million vote advantage

December 6, 2018 2:54 pmDecember 6, 2018 10:28 pm

New Jersey is on track to have 1 million more Democrats than Republicans in 2019, if recent voter registration trends continue. The registration gap between Democrats and Republicans right now is at 930,850. Democratic registration outpaced the GOP by 93,928...

Bush Texas rival was three-time NJ U.S. Senate candidate

December 1, 2018 3:40 pmDecember 1, 2018 3:41 pm

A New Jersey man was one of George Bush’s first opponents. Robert Morris sough the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate five times, three times in New Jersey and twice in Texas – both times against Bush. In the 1950’s, the...

Mission Impossible: The search for a GOP Senate candidate vs. Booker

November 12, 2018 12:38 pmNovember 13, 2018 11:24 am

Republicans will have a nearly impossible time recruiting a candidate to run against U.S. Senator Cory Booker in 2020. New Jerseyans just re-elected a senator with upside-down approvals of 36%-52%. Booker’s approvals are at 58%-37%. Their 2018 candidate, Bob Hugin...

Bradley stumps for Kim

October 28, 2018 5:13 pmOctober 28, 2018 5:49 pm

Former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley joined 3rd district congressional candidate Andy Kim at a house in Lumberton to fire up voters just nine days out from the year’s midterm elections. “One of the things you need these days is you...

GOP councilman backs Dem for North Haledon mayor

October 24, 2018 11:10 pm

A three-term Republican councilman has endorsed the Democratic candidate for mayor of North Haledon. Ray Melone said today that he’s supporting former councilman Dennis Marco, a Democrat, for mayor against Republican Randy George. George has been mayor for more than...

Bob Hugin’s registration gap

October 22, 2018 2:01 amOctober 22, 2018 2:07 am

Bob Hugin is stuck in New Jersey’s registration gap. The 64-year-old retired pharmaceutical company CEO has spent more than $23 million –most of it his own — in a bid to become the first Republican to win a United States...