Harrison Williams Archives - New Jersey Globe

Flashback: New Jerseyans on Nixon resignation in 1974

August 9, 2020 8:21 pmAugust 9, 2020 8:26 pm

Richard M. Nixon resigned as President of the United States 46 years ago today, just as the U.S. House of Representatives was about to impeach him for his role in the Watergate scandal: “I have never been a quitter. To...

Republicans leaders press Steinhardt on using GOP chairmanship to promote his gubernatorial ambitions

June 25, 2020 12:01 amJune 25, 2020 11:49 am

The nascent contest for next year’s gubernatorial election heated up just a little on a Tuesday night conference call when Republican State Chairman Doug Steinhardt was questioned about his use of the state party to advance his possible challenge to...

N.J. voter registration plummets during coronavirus pandemic

June 3, 2020 2:45 pmJune 3, 2020 7:08 pm

COVID-19 is slowing the growth of voter registration in New Jersey. The state’s voter rolls increased by just 2,815 in May, a number that reflects a 522% decrease over May voter registration in 2019 and a 1480% decrease from New...

It’s 8 PM and the polls are supposed to be closing

June 2, 2020 8:00 pmJune 3, 2020 12:01 am

It’s 8 PM and I’m supposed to say that the polls are now closed in New Jersey, even in Cedar Grove. The primary election was supposed to be today, but in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus,...

Menendez is huge stakeholder in 2020 elections

May 11, 2020 10:46 am

Bob Menendez isn’t on the ballot this year, but he’s still on the biggest stakeholders of the 2020 elections. If Democrats can win control of the United States Senate in the fall, the senior Senator from New Jersey would become...

Trump names GOP donor as postmaster general. Could that mean the return of local postmasters as congressional picks?

May 8, 2020 1:50 pmJuly 21, 2020 10:39 am

President Donald Trump named a top Republican contributor as the new Postmaster General, returning the post to a political appointee for the first time in 48 years. Post offices were once the ultimate patronage pits for political organizations, some of...

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes). Photo by Kevin Sanders for the New Jersey Globe.

NJ-7 Democratic registration expands in April

May 6, 2020 1:39 pm

New Jersey’s battleground 7th congressional district became slightly more Democratic in April after flipping the registration edge last month. In early March, the 7th had 382 more Republicans than Democrats, but in April that number shifted to a Democratic edge...