George McGovern Archives - Page 5 of 5

Burt Sebold, Essex Democratic stalwart, dies at 84

November 4, 2018 11:42 amNovember 5, 2018 2:22 pm

Burton W. Sebold, a Korean War veteran and loyal Democrat who spent nearly fifty years in local politics with a fervent dedication to his cause, a pleasing personality, and solid personal integrity, passed away on Friday after an illness. He...

A great NJ labor union feud and the last Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race

April 22, 2018 2:51 pmApril 23, 2018 11:36 pm

The last New Jersey Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race in New Jersey was Paul Krebs, labor leader and one-term congressman from Livingston. His story involves one of the great New Jersey labor union feuds. The account starts in...

Malinowski and the residency thing

March 6, 2018 7:05 pmMarch 7, 2018 10:56 am

The contest for the Union County organization line in New Jersey’s 7th district is close, with municipal chairs almost evenly split between Tom Malinowski and Linda Weber. That’s probably the reason for a last-minute attack on Malinowski’s residency. Attacks on...

The Life and Times of Jeff Bell

February 12, 2018 2:26 amOctober 10, 2018 2:07 pm

Jeff Bell’s upset victory over four-term U.S. Senator Clifford Case in the 1978 Republican primary was one of the great political campaigns in New Jersey history. Bell was a 35-year-old speechwriter for Ronald Reagan’s 1976 presidential campaign, and Case became...