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CWA endorses Salerno for NJ-2

August 21, 2024 10:42 am

Democratic congressional candidate Joe Salerno unveiled an endorsement this morning from the Communications Workers of America (CWA), a major progressive union that had supported Salerno’s opponent in the June Democratic primary to take on Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis). “Our...

American Federation of Teachers NJ supporting Dems in all congressional races

August 20, 2024 11:44 am

The American Federation of Teachers New Jersey (AFTNJ), a union representing 30,000 teachers across the state, has voted to support the Democratic nominee in every congressional race in New Jersey this year, including in districts that the union chose to...

Salerno touts internal poll showing Van Drew with modest lead

August 15, 2024 3:07 pmAugust 27, 2024 3:35 pm

Will Democrats ever be able to defeat Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in South Jersey’s 2nd congressional district? Democratic nominee Joe Salerno thinks so, and he’s brandishing an internal poll that he says proves it. According to the poll, which...

New Jersey’s Q2 congressional fundraising, by the numbers

July 17, 2024 3:46 pmJuly 17, 2024 9:04 pm

New Jersey’s primary elections are now over, which means it’s time to turn attention to the November general election – at least, in races that look like they’ll be competitive. Going off of second quarter fundraising reports filed this week,...

Salerno’s NJ-2 victory shows how county parties can be beaten in a line-free world

June 21, 2024 5:40 pmJune 22, 2024 7:33 pm

When New Jersey’s primary results began rolling in a little over two weeks ago, many news outlets – among them the New Jersey Globe – were quick to declare victory on behalf of the state’s county Democratic organizations. Even without...

Alexander not ready to concede loss to Salerno

June 17, 2024 9:50 am

Tim Alexander has not yet conceded his loss in the 2nd district Democratic congressional primary and has not ruled out seeking a recount. The New Jersey Globe has called the race for Joe Salerno, who has a 443-vote lead over...

Joe Salerno wins Democratic nomination in NJ-2

June 12, 2024 9:37 pmJune 12, 2024 9:45 pm

Joe Salerno has won the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd district and will face Republican incumbent Jeff Van Drew in the general election. Salerno increased his lead to 433 votes over Tim Alexander, Van Drew’s 2022 opponent,...