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The Watcher: Is the RGA committed to winning Jersey?

May 28, 2025 6:07 amJuly 13, 2025 4:03 pm

Sorry, the GOP is closed on Sundays Four years ago, the Republican Governors Association (RGA) took a pass on Jack Ciattarelli’s bid to oust incumbent Phil Murphy after former Gov. Chris Christie told his former staffers there that Ciattarelli could...

No line? No problem, as N.J. Dem organizations sweep nearly every key primary

June 5, 2024 12:58 amJune 5, 2024 9:32 pm

When U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi issued a ruling prohibiting the use of the county organizational line – the unique New Jersey system that lets county parties group their preferred candidates together on primary ballots – in this year’s Democratic...

Here are the most important results from the New Jersey ballot draw

April 4, 2024 5:31 pmApril 5, 2024 8:37 am

Today was the New Jersey ballot draw, in which the state’s 21 county clerks determined via random drawings where candidates for office in the June 4 primary will appear on voters’ ballots. And on the Democratic side, it was a...

Thirteen takeaways on Murphy’s exit, Kim’s ascendance, and the future of N.J. politics

March 25, 2024 3:57 pmMarch 25, 2024 11:00 pm

On September 23, 2023, the day after three-term Democratic Senator Bob Menendez was indicted on federal corruption charges, Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) entered the race for U.S. Senate, promising to run as a reformer and be a different type of...

Passaic GOP appears to settle on Sheriff candidate

March 12, 2024 12:17 pmMarch 12, 2024 4:06 pm

A career law enforcement officer is taking steps to seek the GOP nomination for Passaic County Sheriff, where a jarring Democratic primary could create a narrow path for the Republicans to win. Marla Saracino, who is in the process of...

Six Democrats seek party backing for Passaic sheriff, but Speziale isn’t one of them

March 6, 2024 11:51 amMarch 6, 2024 1:39 pm

Six Democrats will seek the support of the Passaic County Democratic Committee on Saturday to run for Sheriff in the June primary, but one of the announced candidates, former Sheriff Jerry Speziale, is not one of them. Democrats are seeking...