Michael Bland Archives - New Jersey Globe

The Watcher: Internal polls in the governor’s race, and Essex County gets to vote for Pope

April 23, 2025 6:03 amSeptember 4, 2025 5:14 pm

Internal polls can drive people bonkers, not that there’s anything wrong with that. An internal poll conducted for Ras Baraka’s campaign last week shows some tightening in the race for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey: Mikie Sherrill...

Welle hires operative with a pedigree

January 19, 2018 11:55 am

Democratic congressional candidate Josh Welle has brought on an experienced political operative with strong New Jersey connections to manage his campaign against 19-term incumbent Chris Smith. Michael Bland comes with an impressive resume that includes working for the Obama re-election...