Matt Rooney Archives - New Jersey Globe

Bramnick, Rooney clash over whether moderation or conservatism can revive N.J. GOP

July 7, 2026 8:41 pmJuly 7, 2026 8:51 pm

A spirited debate between moderate State Sen. Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) and Save Jersey conservative blogger Matt Rooney laid bare a central divide over the future of the New Jersey Republican Party: whether its path back to statewide relevance runs through...

Trump-allied think tank taps Donohue, Rooney to lead N.J. chapter

January 15, 2025 5:03 amJanuary 15, 2025 3:11 am

America First Policy Institute, a national think tank formed to promote Donald Trump’s policy agenda, has formed a New Jersey state chapter with Cape May County GOP Chairman Michael Donohue as chairman and Save Jersey editor Matt Rooney as executive...

First gubernatorial debates set for early February, with all major candidates participating

December 16, 2024 9:00 amDecember 16, 2024 12:39 pm

The first debates in campaigns for the Democratic and Republican nominations for Governor of New Jersey will take place in February when ten candidates face off for the chance to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy next year. The Democratic debate...

Sawyer pitches herself as an effective legislator at Durr-less ‘debate’

May 1, 2023 12:44 pmMay 2, 2023 11:06 am

State Sen. Ed Durr (R-Logan) and Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer (R-Woolwich) may never meet for a head-to-head debate before the June 6 Republican primary, but Sawyer still worked to outline the differences between herself and the truck-driving state senator on the...

Healey, Smith will debate on May 4

May 2, 2022 10:00 amMay 2, 2022 11:51 am

Bob Healey and Ian Smith, candidates for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey’s 3rd district, will face off in a debate at 8 PM on Wednesday, May 4 sponsored by the New Jersey Globe...

What might a first-in-the-nation New Jersey presidential primary look like?

March 16, 2022 5:15 pm

The year is 2024. Ron DeSantis orders a “breakfast sandwich with pork roll” in Mahwah, and his poll numbers in North Jersey immediately drop by 10 points. The driver of Nikki Haley’s campaign bus gets in a screaming match with...

November 13, 2021: Teresa Ruiz, Ed Dur, David Wasserman, Matt Rooney, John Henry Isemann and Joey Fox

November 13, 2021 6:24 pmNovember 13, 2021 10:16 pm

Incoming Senate Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark), State Sen.-elect Edward Durr (R-Logan), Cook Political Report House Race Editor David Wasserman, Save Jersey editor Matt Rooney, and 7th district GOP congressional candidate John Henry Isemann, and New Jersey Globe political reporter...