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Kean indicates openness to academics’ redistricting reforms

July 16, 2019 4:28 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean indicated he was open to discussing recommendations to improve the state’s redistricting process made by a group of six academics involved in the issue. “I appreciate the hard work that went into this report and...

Academics suggest changes to NJ legislative redistricting

July 16, 2019 5:00 amJuly 16, 2019 3:31 am

A group of six academics involved in redistricting reform are calling for a changes to the New Jersey Constitution to make the rules governing legislative redistricting to become clearer, more transparent, and allow for a better representation of state’s population....

Abortion could affect 2019 races

June 25, 2019 12:11 pmJune 28, 2019 12:02 pm

Abortion could become a potent election issue in New Jersey’s few competitive Assembly races this year. A Monmouth poll released today found that though the largest chunk respondents nationally thought lawmakers in their own state were putting in the right...

Monmouth poll: Abortion a top 2020 issue

June 25, 2019 12:00 pmJune 25, 2019 2:32 pm

Abortion will be a top election issue nearly a third of voters In 2020’s presidential race, according to a Monmouth Poll released Tuesday. Though few voters, 2%, said abortion was their most important issue in selecting a next president, 32%...

Monmouth Poll: Booker at 2% nationally

June 19, 2019 1:00 pmJune 19, 2019 1:53 pm

Voters think U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has about a 50% chance to beat President Donald Trump if he wins the Democratic nomination, according to a new Monmouth University poll released today. Booker scored an electability rating of 5.3, the same...

Booker polling at 2% in Nevada

June 12, 2019 1:00 pmJune 12, 2019 3:16 pm

Cory Booker is at 2% in Nevada, according to a new Monmouth University Poll of likely Democratic caucusgoers. Booker has favorables of 61%-9%. He was the first announced presidential candidate to visit Nevada when he stumped there in April. Nevada...

Monmouth Poll: Booker at just 1% nationally among Democrats

May 23, 2019 12:14 pmMay 23, 2019 1:29 pm

Cory Booker has favorables of 41%-13% among Democratic voters nationwide, according to a new Monmouth University poll released today. The New Jersey senator scores just 1% nationally in a poll that shows Joe Biden leading Bernie Sanders 33%-15%, with Kamala...