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Progressive leaders now own Camden Democratic machine slogan

March 30, 2020 5:39 pmMarch 31, 2020 12:14 am

Sue Altman took a page out of Kevin O’Toole’s playbook. The state director of New Jersey Working Families has filed incorporation papers with the state that gives her control of the “Camden County Democrat Committee, Inc.” slogan. “Game knows game,”...

End Citizens United backs Norcross

March 10, 2020 5:50 pmMarch 11, 2020 10:59 am

End Citizens United endorsed Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden) Tuesday. “The United States Constitution says ’We the people,’ not ‘We the billionaires and corporations’,” Norcross said. “I am proud to be endorsed by End Citizens United, a group that understands why...

How Amy Kennedy won

March 9, 2020 3:33 pmMarch 9, 2020 6:43 pm

Amy Kennedy’s victory at the Atlantic County Democratic convention was a victory for progressives at the grassroots level, although there were several factors in play that led to a rare loss by a candidate supported by powerbroker George Norcross. Kennedy...

Bennett suspends House campaign

March 8, 2020 3:34 pmMarch 8, 2020 5:44 pm

Atlantic County Freeholder Ashley Bennett dropped her bid for the second congressional district’s House seat. Bennett announced the end of her campaign in a speech at Atlantic County Democrats’ nominating convention, launching attacks at rival candidates Brigid Harrison and Amy...

Good government coalition wants Scutari off Judiciary Committee

March 4, 2020 12:35 pm

The Good Government Coalition New Jersey called for State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) to withdraw from the Senate Judiciary Committee amidst news of state and federal probes into his record as Linden’s municipal prosecutor. “We call on Senator Scutari to...

Cunningham hammers Kennedy on ties to non-profit

March 4, 2020 2:20 am

Democratic congressional candidate Will Cunningham has slammed rival Amy Kennedy for her ties to a non-profit group run by her husband that took money from opioid manufacturers and addiction treatment centers. Cunningham has been pushing a two-year-old POLITICO story that...

Murphy speaks at Pelosi PAC fundraiser

February 27, 2020 6:58 pmFebruary 27, 2020 7:18 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seems to be transcending New Jersey’s Democratic Party wars. When Pelosi found out that she and Gov. Phil Murphy in the same building late this afternoon – he was at a Democratic Governors Association event –...