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Early voting has begun in New Jersey

September 21, 2019 4:18 pmSeptember 21, 2019 4:24 pm

Early voting for the 2019 general election in New Jersey has begun. County clerks began mailing ballots for the November 5 election today, which could mean that some votes have already been cast in Gov. Phil Murphy’s mid-term election. All...

Newt Gingrich endorses Tom Kean for Congress

September 8, 2019 5:37 pmSeptember 9, 2019 10:25 am

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has endorsed Tom Kean, Jr. for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. “Tom is a proven conservative leader in the New Jersey State Senate,” Gingrich said. “He has been a steadfast advocate for...

District shopping may be only path for a Democrat running for Congress

September 6, 2019 3:06 pmSeptember 9, 2019 5:20 pm

For a New Jersey Democrat who wants to run for Conrgess but is either too impatient to await a retirement or unwilling to challenge an incumbent in a primary, running against Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) is the only game in...

NJ pollster Adam Geller hired by pro-Trump super PACs

August 30, 2019 5:05 pmAugust 30, 2019 6:05 pm

New Jersey pollster Adam Geller has signed on to work for two super PACs working to re-elect President Donald Trump. American First Action PAC and America First Policies said they have hired Geller, according to a report in the Washington...

Maps: The four House seats Dems flipped in ’18

August 30, 2019 11:13 amAugust 30, 2019 6:07 pm

Just three years ago, Republicans held five congressional seats in New jersey New Jersey, but in 2019, only Christopher Smith R-Hamilton) of the strongly Republican 4th district remains. The GOP lost the 5th district in 2016, when Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff)...

FreedomWorks endorses Becchi for Congress

August 27, 2019 4:12 pmAugust 28, 2019 12:52 pm

FreedomWorks, a conservative group originally started by the Koch Brothers and later run by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, has endorsed Rosemary Becchi for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 7th district. Becchi faces front-runner Thomas Kean,...

The year of the unlikely voter: why Democrats care so much about VBM reform

August 23, 2019 2:15 amAugust 23, 2019 2:51 pm

New Jersey has elections where candidates for the State Assembly head the ticket twice in four years, every other decade. It occurred in 2015 and won’t happen again until 2035. 2019 is considered an off-off year, when voter turnout is...