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In New Jersey, Nixon, Reagan landslides didn’t help GOP candidates

February 27, 2020 12:02 amFebruary 26, 2020 10:50 pm

Ronald Reagan carried New Jersey by 672,307 over Walter Mondale in 1984, 60%-39%, but his landslide win of the state’s sixteen electoral votes didn’t have much of an effect on the races for U.S. Senate and Congress. Democrat Bill Bradley...

World Series: Houston win could mean a Democratic year in New Jersey, while history says Washington helps GOP

October 28, 2019 12:23 pm

One thing politicians and baseball fans have in common is that they are often superstitious. That’s why the 2019 World Series might be a predictor of next week’s mid-term elections in New Jersey. The last time Washington won the World...