Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics Archives

Is there an Ocean-Monmouth GOP alliance in the offing?

October 2, 2020 9:17 pmOctober 2, 2020 9:19 pm

A joint fundraiser being conducted by Republican organizations in Ocean and Monmouth counties later this month has fueled some speculation that the two GOP strongholds might move as a block in support of a single gubernatorial candidate in next year’s...

Schmid shot at Smith’s Lyme disease amendment doesn’t help her, experts say

July 22, 2020 12:44 pmJuly 22, 2020 10:13 pm

After Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) got the U.S. House of Representatives to agree to probe whether the U.S. government ever weaponized ticks with Lyme disease on Monday evening, Democrat Stephanie Schmid may have walked right into a political buzz saw....

New Jersey’s latest mystery: exactly when did Schmid decide she didn’t like Chris Smith?

July 7, 2020 3:49 pmJuly 7, 2020 4:17 pm

A big part of Stephanie Schmid’s stump speech to voters is that she once worked for the Republican congressman she’s hoping to take on, Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton). Schmid was 16 when she spent fifteen days after she was placed in...

N.J. National Guard may be called on to provide Election Day assistance

July 2, 2020 1:31 pmJuly 2, 2020 5:21 pm

The New Jersey National Guard is likely to provide manpower to county election officials in next week’s primary election, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The National Guard has offered to help with the election and Gov. Phil Murphy, the...

Atlantic City not on list of alternate GOP convention sites, official says

June 4, 2020 1:23 pmJune 4, 2020 1:41 pm

It will come as no shock for New Jerseyans to learn that the Republican National Committee has not reached out to Atlantic City as a possible alternate venue for the 2020 GOP convention. “We haven’t heard from them,” a top...

Sherrill sells all shares in individual stocks, replaces them with Exchange-traded funds

April 5, 2020 7:00 pmApril 6, 2020 12:36 pm

Before two U.S. Senators face heavy criticism for dumping millions of dollars’ worth of stock just before the coronavirus pandemic caused their value to tumble, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) had already converted all of her individual stocks to Exchange-traded funds...

Biden may have forced Murphy’s hand on Supreme Court pick

March 17, 2020 12:01 amMarch 17, 2020 12:15 pm

Joe Biden may have boxed in Gov. Phil Murphy on his first appointment to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Biden pledge to appoint the first black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court during a presidential debate on Sunday night could...