TRENTON -- The second legislative district isn't the only place where plans for bringing casinos to North Jersey are drawing the ire of South Jersey officials -- and creating a political quandary for split-ticket representatives in the heat of one of the most competitive Assembly races in the state this year.
Dismissing the idea that he is somehow "pulling the strings" in South Jersey's first legislative district race, state Senator Van Drew (D-1) explained yesterday that it is simply the policy of those running on the party's ticket to defer to their campaign spokesperson when it comes to "mudslinging" and "raw, unadulterated politics."