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Parsippany Republicans have been fighting for 58 years

June 24, 2023 2:25 pmJune 25, 2023 3:10 pm

Decades of infighting among Parsippany Republicans led to Democratic mayors for 35 of the last 55 years in a town that once provided huge pluralities for GOP candidates running statewide and in Morris County. But intra-party quarrels and changing demographics...

A brief electoral history of Steve Fulop

April 14, 2023 11:24 am

And so it begins. Earlier this week, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey in 2025. He’s not the first to say he’s running – that distinction belongs to...

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

February 20, 2023 12:01 amFebruary 19, 2023 11:52 pm

In 2020, Gov. Phil Murphy was the first governor to stay out of the presidential race in 28 years, leaving Democratic county chairs — and in some cases, Democratic County Committee members — to award the organization line in the...

A surprise councilwoman works to flip Palisades Park red

September 26, 2022 1:37 pm

Four years ago, when then-Palisades Park Councilman Christopher Chung defeated incumbent Mayor James Rotundo by eight votes in the Democratic primary, it was a watershed moment in Palisades Park politics. The Bergen County borough is a major hub of New...

In one of New Jersey’s swingiest towns, a mayoral challenger emerges

April 1, 2022 4:35 pm

New Providence was a solidly Republican town, until it wasn’t. The Union County borough, which is in the state’s upper echelons of both income and educational attainment, used to vote for Republicans up and down the ballot, from staunch conservatives...

No organization lines in early 2024 presidential primaries

March 18, 2022 5:14 pm

If New Jersey moves the 2024 presidential primary to earlier in the cycle, there would be no organization lines for the stand-alone contest. Organization lines only exist in primaries where countywide candidates are running. The last time New Jersey held...

New Jersey governors and presidential primaries

February 21, 2022 12:20 amFebruary 19, 2022 4:26 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy was the first governor to stay out of the presidential race in 28 years, leaving Democratic county chairs — and in some cases, Democratic County Committee members — to award the organization line in the 2020 New...