It’s Tuesday, where Democrats are laying out their plan for economic stimulus and are gearing for a fight on gun control.
Meanwhile, we look at what state lawmakers are supporting what presidential hopefuls as Chris Christie’s campaign receives yet another dose of bad news.
Quote of the Day: Many independent special interest groups disclose little or nothing about their fundraising activities. So the public would be better informed if the flow of contributions can be shifted back to the traditional party committees,” – Jeff Brindle, executive director, New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission .
Where They Stand on Prez 2016: NJ Players Pick Sides in Developing Contest
It’s gotten a little more interesting, anyway, now that there are elected officials who have jumped into camps other than solely those led by Gov. Chris Christie for the GOP and and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the Democrats.
Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ Read more
Sweeney Blasts Christie for Failure to Invest in New Jersey
According to Senate President Steve Sweeney, Governor Chris Christie’s “disinvestment” in New Jersey over the past six years has lead to stagnant economic growth in the state compared with the rest of the country.
Alyana Alfaro, PolitickerNJ Read more
ELEC: Big Six Fundraising Down 52%
Fundraising by the “Big Six” fundraising committees has fallen more than 50 percent since the last time the state Assembly was running alone on the ballot in 1999, according to a new analysis by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC)
Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ Read more
Sweeney Will Not Compromise on Gun Legislation
Senate President Steve Sweeney believes that Republican state Senator Tom Kean’s (R-21) “compromise” gun control plan “stigmatizes people with mental health.”
Alyana Alfaro, PolitickerNJ Read more
In CD2, Longtime Socialist Convinced Bernie-Aided 2016 will be His Time
Without success, security guard/cookbook author Tino Rozzo has been running in the 2nd Congressional District as a socialist and/or American Labor Party candidate since 2000.
Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ Read more
Norcross and Challenger Alex Law Face Off Over the Future of South Jersey
As the 2015 cycle slows to a simmer, South Jersey’s 2016 congressional elections are turning heads even in their earliest days. U.S. Representative Donald Norcross (D) will face 24-year-old newcomer Alex Law, who is campaigning on a platform of upending South Jersey’s Norcross alliance.
JT Aregood, PolitickerNJ Read more
Monmouth U Poll: Clinton Boosts Her Numbers With Debate Performance
Bolstered by her CNN debate performance last week, Hillary Clinton increased her lead in the Democratic Primary field to 48%. When Vice President Joe Biden is removed from the equation, though, her support increases to a clear majority. The latest national Monmouth University Poll of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters suggests that the party’s first presidential debate helped the front-runner.
Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ Read more
LD16 Collision Course: Republican Mail Piece Hits Challengers Vella, Zwicker
In LD16, incumbent Assembly people Jack Ciattarelli and Donna Simon are attacking their challengers in mail pieces that associate Andrew Zwicker and Maureen Vella with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, invoke the dreaded word “liberal” and even feature an undated shot of Zwicker in shades looking vaguely like rock guitarist Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones.
Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ Read more
New Way for New Jersey Up on TV with Second Ad
Phil Murphy’s political organization New Way for New Jersey today launched its second television spot.
“For too long, the needs of New Jersey’s middle class have taken a back seat to the narrow interests of the powerful and well-connected,” said Phil Murphy, chair of New Way for New Jersey, and a fledgling Democratic candidate for governor in 2017. “We need a new way to address the issues facing our state. New Way for New Jersey will use its resources to begin a grassroots movement that will fight for a more secure and growing middle class for our state.”
Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ Read more
Brick Dems’ ‘Ducey Team’ Outdueling GOP on Fundraising Front
Democrats lead Republicans in the fundraising battle in the critical local Ocean County torque point of Brick Township, where Mayor John Ducey (pictured) wants to maintain control against a Republican incursion.
Max Pizarro, PolitickerNJ Read more
Super PACs Target Local Races
One of the more peculiar election dramas unfolding in Little Ferry, a small New Jersey borough just west of New York City, doesn’t involve who is on the November ballot but who is behind a flood of mysterious campaign fliers.
Heather Haddon, Wall Street Journal Read more
N.J. GOP still saddled with Bridgegate debt as Assembly elections loom
With two weeks left before voters across the state head to the polls, a source of funding for Republican candidates continues to be saddled with hundreds of thousands of dollars of legal bills from the George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal that rocked Gov. Chris Christie’s administration.
Matt Arco, NJ.com Read more
Christie low poll ranking hurts chance to make main debate stage; Trump keeps lead
Gov. Chris Christie’s chance to win a spot on the main stage in the next Republican presidential debate stage is a bit a shakier following a poll released Monday that also has businessman Donald Trump holding on to his front-runner status.
Jonathan D. Salant, NJ.com Read more
Senate’s siren lures a House spokesman
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives aren’t the only ones moving to the U.S. Senate. Sometimes, their staff members do too.
The Auditor, NJ.com Read more
Meet the pollster Chris Christie loves to hate
The governor was in New Hampshire, and the “Chris Christie for President” campaign was taking a beating in the polls.
It was the Monmouth University poll that particularly set him off. At the time, it found that Christie was the first choice of only 4 percent of New Hampshire voters.
Mike Davis, Asbury Park Press Read more
Monmouth tax pilot program: What your leaders say
Following calls from all corners of Monmouth County to suspend the embattled property assessment program following an Asbury Park Press investigation, state officials confirmed that the county Tax Board does have the power to put the program on hold.
Susanne Cervenka, Asbury Park Press Read more
Public safety crime rate dominates Hamilton mayoral debate
A political debate between the township’s Republican mayor and her Democratic challenger has effectively transformed Hamilton’s Nov. 3 mayoral election into a referendum on public safety.
Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman, Trentonian Read more
General Majority PAC sues Atlantic County clerk, counsel
A super political action committee is suing the Atlantic County clerk and Atlantic County counsel to force the county to accept partially filled-out mail-in-ballot applications.
Christian Hetrick, The Press of Atlantic City Read more
Area lawmakers score above average in environmental scorecard
Lawmakers from the 2nd Legislative District scored above-average grades in a scorecard created by an environmental group.
Christian Hetrick, The Press of Atlantic City Read more
State’s Tax Revenues Offer Reason for Optimism
The latest tax-collection figures released by New Jersey’s Department of Treasury suggest that the state budget was in decent shape after the first quarter of the new fiscal year.
John Reitmeyer, NJSpotlight Read more
