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Menendez blasts pro-Trump super PAC ad seeking to divide Latinos, Blacks

July 31, 2020 2:34 pmJuly 31, 2020 6:11 pm

A pro-Trump super PAC TV ad aimed at dividing Black and Latino communities over Joe Biden’s possible pick of a Black running mate is being sharply criticized by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey). “No one’s buying Trump’s blatant pandering...

Booker White House opponents raised $3.2 million in New Jersey in 2019

February 10, 2020 6:54 pmFebruary 10, 2020 8:38 pm

Cory Booker had his home state locked up before dropping out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on January 13, but his rivals still raised nearly $3.2 million from New Jersey donors in 2019. Booker raised $3,436,234 from...

Booker edges closer to fundraising goal

September 28, 2019 12:58 pmSeptember 29, 2019 6:11 pm

With three days remaining before a self-imposed deadline to raise $1.7 million or be forced to drop his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Cory Booker 81% of the way there. Booker has now raised $1,378,618 since his campaign sounded...

Julián Castro is talking about safe water in Newark, but it’s not a shot at Cory Booker

September 23, 2019 1:04 pm

A tweet from Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro about safe drinking water in Newark is not an attack on Cory Booker, a campaign spokesperson said. “Flint. Newark. Pittsburgh. San Juan,” Castro tweeted. “Too many families have suffered the burden of...

Booker campaigns in Iowa this weekend

September 20, 2019 11:08 amSeptember 20, 2019 11:11 am

Cory Booker returns to Iowa today for a two-day swing in advance of the February 3 Democratic caucuses. It’s the 10th time Booker has been in Iowa. This campaign trip will put the New Jersey Senator at 45 events over...

Castro attack on Biden ‘Busch League,’ Menendez says

September 16, 2019 2:18 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez said he saw former Labor Secretary Julián Castro’s questioning former Vice President Joe Biden’s memory on the debate stage last week as an attack on Biden’s age. “My initial reaction was the same as many others....

Democrats get prime hotel assignment for Milwaukee convention

August 22, 2019 4:48 pmAugust 23, 2019 2:26 am

The New Jersey delegation to the 2020 Democratic National Convention has landed one of the prime downtown Milwaukee hotels, according to a report by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The president of the Milwaukee DNC Host Committee that had a hand...