By Matt Rooney
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Patrick Morrisey pivoted and it paid off, Save Jerseyans.
The West Virginia Attorney General vanquished five rivals — including former coal baron Don Blankenship — in Tuesday’s widely-watched U.S. Senate primary in that state, but Morrisey has only been a resident of West Virginia since 2006.
Six years earlier?
The Edison, New Jersey native and Rutgers Law alumnus lost a primary battle to replace Bob Franks in NJ-07. Mike Ferguson ultimately defeated both Tom Kean Jr. and Morrisey; Leonard Lance later succeeded Ferguson in 2009.
In 2016? Morrisey got some help from Bill Palatucci, New Jersey’s GOP national committeeman and Chris Christie’s political consigliere, by way of a Newark fundraiser.
Yes, there’s always a New Jersey angle!
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