Monmouth County has a new congresswoman, sort of. Abigail Davis Spanberger, who ousted Republican Rep. Dave Brat in Virginia, was born in Red Bank and lived in New Jersey until she was 13. Spanberger has some similarities to Rep.-elect Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair). Both worked for the federal government before flipping a longtime Republican House seat. The Virginia 7th had a Republican congressman for 38 years; the New Jersey 11th had
Fairleigh Dickinson poll says GOP better at identifying real scandals than Democrats
President has 85% favorables among NJ Republicans
Rutgers-Eagleton poll says 56% of likely NJ voters disapprove of Trump presidency
Republican Ted Cruz has raised more than twice as much money from New Jersey donors than his Democratic opponent in the race for U.S. Senator in Texas. Cruz has brought in $139,783 from New Jersey, while Beto O’Rourke has raised $52,349 out of the Garden State. In 2016, Cruz raised $903,417 from New Jersey contributors when he sought the Republican nomination for president.
Legislation would allow NJ Dem to run for President and U.S. Senate in 2020
Race for governor is within margin of error
Cuomo’s New Jersey haul is more than 3 times Warren and Sanders combined,
Jersey guy won a Florida U.S. Senate primary
New Jersey native, now Attorney General of West Virginia, is GOP U.S. Senate candidate
