The Machine endures, Save Jerseyans, or at least for a few more years.
The LD4 Democrat slate led by Paul Moriarty won the state’s top battleground on Tuesday evening, a Democrat “hold” rather than a gain but nevertheless a major disappointment for South Jersey Republicans who had hoped to continue pushing the Camden-based Democrat machine’s boundaries further to the west.
Moriarty’s ticket was aided by outside spending and shady tactics including the entry of a “phantom candidate” into the contest who drew some support from the GOP ticket and also ran down the Republican Senate nominee.
Democrats also swept the county commissioner and surrogate races in Gloucester County, a major victory for ex-Senate President Steve Sweeney who continues to act as the boss of the county party even after his 2021 legislative defeat.
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