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Democrats get prime hotel assignment for Milwaukee convention

August 22, 2019 4:48 pmAugust 23, 2019 2:26 am

The New Jersey delegation to the 2020 Democratic National Convention has landed one of the prime downtown Milwaukee hotels, according to a report by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The president of the Milwaukee DNC Host Committee that had a hand...

Once a Democrat, Meissner is now a proud Trump Republican

August 22, 2019 2:36 pmAugust 23, 2019 11:12 am

Stuart Meissner, the former prosecutor considering a run for U.S. Senate against Cory Booker next year, contributed $16 to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. That was the year he became a Republican. One a Democratic activist, Meissner is now all-in...

Republican Stuart Meissner considers bid for U.S. Senate against Booker

August 22, 2019 11:16 amAugust 22, 2019 1:59 pm

Stuart Meissner, a Tenafly lawyer who served as a prosecutor in New York, has announced an exploratory committee to mull a possible challenge to Cory Booker in the 2020 U.S. Senate race. Meissner worked for the Manhattan District Attorney and...

Booker adds endorsements in three states

August 20, 2019 11:36 amAugust 20, 2019 3:08 pm

Cory Booker has picked up some decent endorsements over the last two days as he pursues the Democratic nomination for President. In Georgia, Booker was endorsed by State Sen. Lester Jackson (D-Savannah), the Chairman Emeritus of the Georgia Legislative Black...

Wisniewski still undecided on Dem presidential candidate

August 16, 2019 1:02 pm

Former Assemblyman John Wisniewski isn’t ready to back anyone for the Democratic nod to take on President Donald Trump. “There’s a lot of good ones. I think Sen. [Cory] Booker has shown himself to have the chops that are necessary...

Juliano backs Booker for president

August 15, 2019 2:21 pmAugust 16, 2019 9:00 am

Newly-elected Bergen County Democratic Chairman Paul Juliano has endorsed Cory Booker for the Democratic presidential nomination. Booker now has the backing of all 21 Democratic county chairs in his home state of New Jersey. Juliano and Booker met for lunch...

Booker raising money for Steve King opponent

August 14, 2019 8:59 pm

Cory Booker is raising money for the Democrat challenging Rep. Steve King in Iowa. Booker’s fundraising appeal for J.D. Scholten comes on the heels of the latest King controversy: he told a conservative group that rape and incest was the...