Winners & Losers Archives - New Jersey Globe

The Week O’Toole got a safe seat

August 4, 2019 2:22 pmAugust 4, 2019 2:23 pm

Winner Losers KEVIN O’TOOLE STEVE FULOP The former Republican Senator appears to have an impenetrable lock on retaining the chairmanship of the Port Authority of NY & NJ, with some of his former Senate colleagues making it clear that Gov....

The Week of the NJ Transit pay raises

July 28, 2019 1:24 pmJuly 28, 2019 1:25 pm

Winner Losers BOB MENENDEZ PHIL MURPHY “I know who you are and I won’t forget you.” The Democratic U.S. Senator punches ex-opponent Bob Hugin in the face after the pharma company he ran agreed to settle a lawsuit for blocking...

The Week Rabner stopped the bleeding

July 19, 2019 5:10 pm

Winner Losers STUART RABNER STEVE FULOP The Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court demonstrated sensitivity to public opinion by announcing a mandatory training program for all judges to enhance the ability to handle sexual assault and domestic violence...

Winners & Losers: May 2019 Edition

May 21, 2019 12:04 amMay 21, 2019 11:12 am

Special Edition: May 2019 Municipal Elections The Year of the Off-Year The most closely watched races of the May non-partisan municipal elections were in Hudson County, where North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco and West New York Mayor Felix Roque...

The Week Lizette Delgado-Polanco finally got tossed

April 26, 2019 10:56 amApril 26, 2019 12:21 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy spent two months defending Lizette Delgado-Polanco’s hiring of friends and family at the embattled New Jersey Schools Development Authority before finally axing her this week from her state and party posts. The problem for Murphy is that...

The week Jeff Van Drew didn’t raise money

April 19, 2019 12:02 amApril 19, 2019 11:33 am

Winner Losers PHIL MURPHY GEORGE GILMORE Two years before the next gubernatorial primary, the incumbent governor is endorsed by the likely Democratic chairman in New Jersey’s largest county, Paul Juliano of Bergen. The Ocean County Republican chairman is convicted...

The Week Elaine Flynn extended the filing deadline

April 5, 2019 12:16 pm

Winner Losers PHIL MURPHY ELAINE FLYNN The Star-Ledger may not know how to read a poll, but the governor’s job 52%-43% are just fine. No great, but not bad. #clickbait The Middlesex County Clerk unilaterally extends the filing deadline for...