Jim Bouton Archives - New Jersey Globe

A story about Democratic grass roots activists in New Jersey

February 15, 2021 12:19 amFebruary 15, 2021 12:16 am

The emergence of a serious grass roots, activist movement within the New Jersey Democratic Party has happened before. One certainty is that Donald Trump’s presidency, which ended last month, engaged new people into state and local politics from both people...

Jim Bouton, McGovern delegate from New Jersey and New York Yankees pitcher, dies

July 10, 2019 9:48 pmJuly 11, 2019 6:04 am

Jim Bouton, a former New York Yankees pitcher and best-selling author who died on Wednesday, was a New Jersey delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention pledged to George McGovern. Bouton refused to vote for McGovern’s vice presidential pick, Thomas...