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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #480 on: July 23, 2024, 06:15:44 PM »
Bob Menendez will resign effective August 20. That means that Murphy will be able to put in a Senator for a few months. Will he put in his wife? Will he put in Andy Kim, and give Kim a few months of seniority over the new senators? Or will it be someone else?

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #481 on: July 24, 2024, 06:13:51 AM »
Bob Menendez will resign effective August 20. That means that Murphy will be able to put in a Senator for a few months. Will he put in his wife? Will he put in Andy Kim, and give Kim a few months of seniority over the new senators? Or will it be someone else?
His wife said she doesn’t want to take the position, from what I’ve heard.

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #483 on: August 21, 2024, 12:54:37 PM »
Congressman Bill Pascrell died

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #484 on: August 21, 2024, 01:03:44 PM »
Congressman Bill Pascrell died
How does that affect the upcoming election?
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #485 on: August 21, 2024, 01:08:03 PM »
How does that affect the upcoming election?
This is what Matt Friedman wrote about this in his Playbook just this morning: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/newjerseyplaybook


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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #486 on: October 31, 2024, 10:38:59 AM »
Simply incredible. Shame that Jack didn't win.

https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1851829578722898153

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #487 on: October 31, 2024, 10:57:11 AM »
Simply incredible. Shame that Jack didn't win.

This is great! It begs the question how I'm the world did that clown win New Jersey twice! He's terrible

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #488 on: October 31, 2024, 02:13:08 PM »
This is great! It begs the question how I'm the world did that clown win New Jersey twice! He's terrible
Ask all the Askanim who endorsed him

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #489 on: November 05, 2024, 10:39:45 AM »
What’s the scoop on the senate race, I haven’t been following.

Why hasn’t the Lakewood vaad endorsed a candidate?

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #490 on: November 05, 2024, 11:35:41 AM »
What’s the scoop on the senate race, I haven’t been following.

Why hasn’t the Lakewood vaad endorsed a candidate?
They probably don't expect to make a difference, aren't keen on endorsing the D candidate, and neither candidate is incumbent.
I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #491 on: December 09, 2024, 02:35:05 AM »
Check out what he wrote about Sean Kean

https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/the-10-members-of-the-assembly-least-likely-to-return-after-2025-election/

I also find it interesting that Scnall himself isn't on the list - I would've assumed that he is pretty vulnerable. You think Lakewood could turn out the same numbers as last time?

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #492 on: December 09, 2024, 10:04:50 AM »
Check out what he wrote about Sean Kean

https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/the-10-members-of-the-assembly-least-likely-to-return-after-2025-election/

I also find it interesting that Scnall himself isn't on the list - I would've assumed that he is pretty vulnerable. You think Lakewood could turn out the same numbers as last time?

I presume that some of the fear mongering against him will fall flat.
Feelings don't care about your facts

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #493 on: December 13, 2024, 12:28:16 AM »
Voting is currently scheduled for Shavuos

Joint Statement from Governor Murphy, Senate President Scutari, and Speaker Coughlin

"The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and everyone deserves the freedom to have their voice heard at the ballot box. We have an obligation to encourage participation and ensure everyone can participate in and trust our electoral system. We cannot allow deeply held and legitimate religious beliefs to become a barrier to voting. We support moving the 2025 primary to June 10 and will work together to accomplish that goal."

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #494 on: February 02, 2025, 09:18:46 PM »
NJ Dem debate, gubernatorial candidates

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #495 on: February 04, 2025, 09:09:24 PM »
NJ Dem debate, gubernatorial candidates
GOP debate tonight. So far, a bunch of babies screaming at each other...

https://newjerseyglobe.com/fl/watch-the-debate-2/

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #496 on: Today at 08:04:51 AM »
Really interesting opening today in Matt Friedman's Politico NJ's Playbook.

(As an aside, I am no great fan of Bill Spadea. I remember him once saying that Rob Nixon, the former Councilman from Jackson, is not an anti-Semite, after it came out that he was parking outside Frum houses on Friday night to count the amount of people coming for a minyan. "I didn't read the whole story about him and the allegations, but I know Rob and he doesn't have an Anti-Semitic bone in his body." He went on to say that Nixon was being targeted unfairly, etc... What type of dunce just rambles on the radio defending a bigot without even reading the allegations first?)

But here's Friedman's piece:


Campaigns often boast about small dollar donations as a strength. And Bill Spadea did just that at the Republican gubernatorial debate last week. “I started a group called Elect Common Sense. And Elect Common Sense raised $1 million in 10 months and our average donation was $11.14 per person,” he said.

Something’s always stuck out to me about donations to Spadea’s PAC, and more lately his campaign for governor. Quite often, donors are from faraway states, they list their occupation as retired, and they give small amounts repeatedly.

Madison Fernandez and I also found that, unlike other New Jersey gubernatorial campaigns we looked at, Spadea’s fundraising appeals have an automatically-checked box to make donations recurring. “KEEP THIS BOX CHECKED,” the ads say.

So we called a bunch of those donors. And of the more than a dozen we got in touch with, most had no idea who Bill Spadea was. And just two were aware that they were donating to him frequently. They were all over the age of 70. A common theme was they wanted to help Donald Trump. Indeed, when you look at the fundraising emails. They’re often about Trump — or at least a Trump. One I looked at about Melania Trump didn’t mention Spadea at all until the disclaimer at the bottom.

”I don’t understand it,” one of the donors, an 85-year-old from Georgia, told me. “It bothers me a lot. I don’t remember him … It’s my personal money and my funds are limited. In fact, I’m totally out right now.”

Since most of the donors weren’t even aware they were giving to Spadea, there’s no way to know for sure how they started giving. But it’s a reasonable guess that they intended to give a small amount once without realizing they were signing up for recurring donations. One of the donors we talked to had no idea who Spadea was, despite giving him a total of about $1,000. Then she discovered she had $4,000 of unknown donations to many different candidates. She canceled her credit card.

While we didn’t see this pattern with other gubernatorial campaigns in New Jersey, plugging some of these donors’ names into the Federal Election Commission's website shows Spadea is not the only candidate doing this. Indeed, it was a significant scandal four years ago, when The New York Times wrote about the fundraising practice.

We do not allege there’s anything illegal about this. But how would you feel if your non-tech-savvy parent or grandparent had their credit drained by political donations they didn’t know they were making?

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Re: NJ State Politics Master Thread
« Reply #497 on: Today at 09:02:15 AM »
Can we assume the candidate knows about it?