The Two People Who Dominated The Decade
By Dan Cirucci Cross-Posted from The Dan Cirucci Blog _ As the decade comes to a close, we can see that two people dominated the news […]
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Polling-challenged Booker is likely to miss the big Iowa debate, too
DES MOINES, IA – Cory Booker appears likely to start his 2020 with another major disappointment. After failing to qualify for the pre-Christmas debate is Los […]
NJ-02: Democrat defector Van Drew makes local GOP debut at Testa’s Cumberland breakfast
By Matt Rooney _ My first post-college volunteer experience was Asselta-Clark-Donohue vs. the Van Drew Team, Save Jerseyans. If you told 2007 Matt that 2019 […]
Bramnick stokes 2021 gubernatorial talk, decries “extremists” and “name calling”
By Matt Rooney _ It seems Assemblyman Jon Bramnick is seriously interested in 2021, Save Jerseyans, something which won’t surprise anyone familiar with the GOP […]
Winners and Losers: The Van Drew Defection
WINNERS Jeff Van Drew Obvious? Sure. But it’s no less amazing for being obvious: Van Drew ran (and won) as a Democrat for a decade […]
A former election time foe, Filan to serve as Van Drew’s campaign manager
TRENTON, N.J. – Veteran New Jersey GOP operative Ron Filan will serve as defecting Democrat Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s campaign manager. The news was announced […]
NJ-02: Defiant Richter says GOP works differently than the Democrat Party for whom “Norcross picks a candidate”
By Matt Rooney _ The NRCC pressured his consultants out of the race, and party leaders are closing ranks behind newly-converted Republican incumbent Jeff Van […]
Bergen County, N.J. soldier killed in Afghanistan
WESTWOOD, N.J. – Sergeant 1st Class Michael Goble of Bergen County, New Jersey was reportedly killed in Afghanistan on Monday. He died following injuries incurred […]
Santa Trump defied the polls (and yield curves) in 2019 | Rooney
By Matt Rooney _ Four months ago, Save Jerseyans? The wise old men and talking heads were advising Americans that Christmas 2019 was as good […]
VIDEO: Eagles fans taunt Christie after Cowboys defeated
PHILADELPHIA, P.A. – The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, putting themselves in the driver’s seat to win the NFC East (if they […]
NJ-02: Newly-minted Republican Van Drew attends Ventnor City’s Menorah lighting
VENTNOR CITY, N.J. – Congressman Jeff Van Drew hasn’t fully engaged the GOP event circuit quite yet, but he is making the rounds in his […]
ANALYSIS: New Jersey’s income growth trails the national average
TRENTON, N.J. – It’s not good. Then again, when is it ever? Garden State Initiative (GSI), an independent research organization, analyzed new jobs numbers released […]