Beginning in the Summer of 2008, Matt Rooney’s The Save Jersey Blog helped launch a genuine Christie Revolution.
As a result, what started as a humble state-based online journal quickly garnered national attention as Chris Christie transformed from a corruption-busting U.S. attorney to an American political icon.
The Save Jersey Team has since expanded to include approximately one dozen other, diverse and talented contributors.
The Washington Post website includes Save Jersey in its Political Blog Network; in 2009, 2011 and 2013, Chris Cillizza of the extremely popular Washington Post blog The Fix named Save Jersey one of the United States’s top state-based political websites. We’ve also been profiled by The Philadelphia Inquirer, recognized as one of “New Jersey’s Best Twitter Feeds” by the Newark Star-Ledger, and Matt Rooney was specifically recognized as a “rising star” in New Jersey politics by Gannett’s multiple state-based newspapers and a top politics and policy tweeter by NJSpotlight for his work at Save Jersey.
Day in and day out, Save Jerseyans continue to drive the dialogue in their municipalities, county seats, the halls of Trenton and beyond…
Relive some of our better press clippings below:
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Save Jersey Covers the ’09 Gubernatorial Election – October 2009
PolitickerNJ.com: On the Gubernatorial Front, Things Get Testy Between Cardinale and Shaftan – 3/23/09
National Review Online: “Florio-esque” Is Not a Compliment in New Jersey – 6/11/09
The Trenton Times: “Christie listens to students” – 7/29/09
Fox 29’s Good Day Philadelphia: Rooney discusses gubernatorial debate – 10/2/09
CBS News: “Can New Jersey Be Saved?” – 11/3/09
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Save Jersey Breaks Daggett/NJDSC Robocall Campaign Scandal Story – November 2009
BigGovernment.com: New Jersey Dems Paying for Independent Candidate’s Robocalls – 11/2/09
Hot Air » Dirty trick: Dems paying for third-party robocalls in New Jersey – 11/2/09
The Weekly Standard: N.J. Democrats Paying for 3rd Party Robocalls – 11/2/09
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Save Jersey Chronicles the Christie Revolution: January 2010 – December 2012
National Review: How Much Rationed Care Would Your Average 86-Year-Old Get? – 2/24/10
Fox Nation: ‘MUST WATCH: Gov. Christie Destroys ‘Thin-Skinned’ Reporter” – 5/13/10
Frontpage Magazine: “A Lifeline for New Jersey: An Interview with Matt Rooney”– 4/6/10
The Hill: “Wealthy GOPer Criticized for Dem Donations”– 1/21/10
Michelle Malkin: White House Press Office FAIL of the Day– 2/23/10
Examiner: Some Want Christie to Defy NJ Supreme Court – 7/7/10
The Courier-Post: Runyan is Up for Political Challenge – 10/29/10
The Daily Caller: Christie Elected Vice Chairman of RGA – 9/7/11
The Courier-Post: Camco GOP Delays Chairman Election – 3/25/11
The Courier-Post: Camco GOP Election May Be Put Off – 3/30/11
The Boston Globe: A Political Odd Couple Build Each Other Up in NJ – 5/21/11
National Review: The Agenda – Christie – 9/28/11
Brian McGovern Live on WHYY’s Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane – (VIDEO) 10/1/11
Brian McGovern Debates Jay Lassiter at WHYY’s Rate the State Event (VIDEO) – 12/15/11
Philadelphia Inquirer: Sweeney And the Lynch Mob – 2/7/12
Philadelphia Inquirer: You Can’t Always Get What You Want – 2/28/12
South Jersey Magazine: Challenging Christie – 3/5/12
The Bob Ingle Blog (APP.com): Christie gets in heated exchange with town hall audience member – 3/9/12
Yahoo! News: Christie’s Public Shouting Match Shows He’s Not Ready for White House -3/11/12
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Save Jersey, a website that’s red and well-read – 4/10/12
NewJerseyNewsRoom.com: For Christie and Lee Solomon, is third Supreme Court nom a charm – 7/18/12
Matt Rooney on My 9 TV’s “New Jersey Now” broadcast (VIDEO) – 7/22/12
Newark Star-Ledger: N.J. Democrats protest laws requiring photo ID at polls – 8/16/12
The Sentonian: Election year motivates student groups – 10/4/12
The Bergen Record: Young voters watch economy, but neither party can assume their support – 10/7/12
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Camden’s potty-mouthed freeholder – 10/8/12
Asbury Park Press: NJ politicians, officials tweet reactions to 2nd presidential debate – 10/16/12
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Help from, and for, a president – 11/8/12
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Tiny town, big bennies at Jersey Shore – 11/20/12
Asbury Park Press: What the fiscal cliff means for New Jersey – 12/2/12
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New Jersey’s Election 2013: January 2013 – November 2013
The Star Ledger: Middlesex GOP: How Can Chris Christie Avoid Mitt Romney’s Fate – January 11, 2013
The Fix: The Fix’s best state-based political blogs list is here! – March 5, 2013
Dom Time: Rooney Debates the Dream Act, Part 1 (VIDEO) – March 17, 2013
Gannett News: Rising Star: Matt Rooney – April 21, 2013
Dom Time: Rooney debates ObamaCare (VIDEO) – June 17, 2013
Dom Time: Rooney debates the Dream Act, Part 2 (VIDEO) – July 9, 2013
NJToday.net: Booker’s Newark Jobs Record Called Into Question – July 17, 2013
The Washington Free Beacon: Christie Signs 10 Gun Bills Into Law – August 8, 2013
Dom Time: Rooney Discusses Syria, Election 2013 (VIDEO) – September 3, 2013
Philly.com: Christie: Stronger than the norm – September 3, 2013
Chasing New Jersey: Rooney Debates Election 2013 (VIDEO) – September 10, 2013
CentralJersey.com: New Jersey congressman: Don’t pay us during dispute – October 2, 2013
National Review Online – The Corner: Internal Poll: Lonegan Gains, Now Three Points Behind Booker – October 3, 2013
Hot Air – NJ Senate: Lonegan within three points of Booker? – October 3, 2013
Roll Call – Bad Polling + Wishful Thinking = Bad Journalism – October 3, 2013
Chasing New Jersey: Rooney debates #NJSen Race, Federal #Shutdown – October 3, 2013
Gawker – Bloomberg Now Bankrolling Cory Booker’s Flagging Campaign – October 7, 2013
Chasing New Jersey – Christie on the Cover of TIME – November 10, 2013
Vineland Daily Journal – NJ Senate OKs Immigrant Tuition Bill – November 19, 2013
Human Events – Christie’s Hispanic Outreach a National Model – December 9, 2013
NJTV – New Jerseyans Upset by Canceled Health Plan Policies – December 11, 2013
JerseyMan Magazine – Taking Jersey-tude Nationwide – December 12, 2013
The Star-Ledger – Ex-Eagle, former TV reporter gearing up for Andrews? – December 22, 2013
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Midterms and Post-Bridgegate New Jersey: January 2014 – November 2014
Philadelphia Inquirer – Steve Lonegan’s Next Move – January 6, 2014
Chasing New Jersey – Bridgegate Documents Released – January 8, 2014
The Star-Ledger – George Washington Bridge scandal: What political pundits are saying about Christie – January 9, 2014
NationalJournal – Hotline’s Wake-Up Call! – January 16, 2014
The Jewish Daily Forward: Loretta Weinberg, the Jewish Grandma Who’s Making Chris Christie’s Life Miserable; New Jersey Senator Leads Bridgegate Scandal Fight – January 22, 2014
Chasing New Jersey – The Scandals Plaguing New Jersey – January 27, 2014
PolitickerNJ.com – LaFrankie mulling GOP Senate run – January 28, 2014
Philly.com – SJ eatery’s Christie beef – February 11, 2014
NJSpotlight – The List: Homing in on Policy and Politics in the NJ Twitterverse – March 3, 2014
Newsmax – Christie Bloodied by Bridgegate, Sandy Response – March 4, 2014
Fox Nation – WATCH! 9-Year Old Schools NJ Dems Over 10-Round Magazine Law – March 14, 2014
The Blaze – NJ Officials Couldn’t Have Been Prepared for What 9-Year-Old Competition Shooter Had to Say About Proposed Gun Control Bill – March 14, 2014
NJ.com – Video of Franklin Township girl’s gun control plea goes viral – March 14, 2014
POLITICO Pro – Without Bosses’ Blessing, Lonegan Marches On – April 14, 2014
APP.com – Column: Quixotic fight against realty transfer fee – April 20, 2014
NJ 101.5 – A History of Trenton’s Failing Pension System – May 2, 2014
Chasing New Jersey – Condoleeza Rice Drops Out as Rutgers Commencement Speaker – May 6, 2014
JNS.org – After ‘occupied territories’ flap, Chris Christie faces next big test with Jewish donors – May 13, 2014
The Philadelphia Inquirer – Solomon: A Republican ex-legislator with allies even among Democrats – May 23, 2014
The Daily Beast – Sarah Palin Tries To Sway Garden State Republicans In A Primary – May 28, 2014
The Bergen Record – Christie defends pay increases to staffers that averaged 23 percent – May 30, 2014
NJ.com – Another former Christie Administration official leaves for New Hampshire – August 6, 2014
The Nation – Dogged by Protests and Scandal, Christie Forges Ahead for 2016 – August 8, 2014
Fox 29/MY9 – Governor Christie Responds to Ebola Crisis – October 29, 2014
Philly.com – Monmouth University pollster has a record of accuracy – November 3, 2014
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Election 2015, 2016 and beyond? November 2014 – Present
DeMichele & DeMichele – D&D Attorney Matt Rooney named to N.J. ‘Power List’ – November 25, 2014
Philly.com – Camden High a worthy investment – December 8, 2014
Chasing New Jersey – Dems Under the Bridge – December 11, 2014
The Wall Street Journal – Christie’s Cowboys Support Rankles Some New Jersey Residents – December 15, 2014
The Wall Street Journal – Christie Travels and Party Pays – January 12, 2015
WNYC – The Christie Tracker podcast: Too Jersey for Iowa – January 28, 2015
Philly.com – N.J. Republicans gather in A.C. for strategy session – February 2, 2015
NJ.com – N.J. Republicans prepare for life after Christie – February 3, 2015
NorthJersey.com – Campaign trail tests Christie on Common Core – February 15, 2015
WNYC – The Christie Tracker Podcast: Christie Pivots – March 4, 2015
The Cranbury Press – County Republicans celebrate Reagan’s conservative ideals – March 6, 2015
WHYY/WNYC – Podcast: Is Hillary Clinton, Governor Christie’s secret weapon? – April 1, 2015
NJ.com – N.J. Democrats who ripped Christie over George Washington Bridge give Menendez benefit of doubt – April 2, 2015
PolitickerNJ – Pucci’s legacy looms as Monroe Democrats pass the torch – May 21, 2015
AC Press – Atlantic City argument video goes viral, piles on city’s troubles – May 22, 2015
NJ.com – N.J. Senate President Sweeney’s home scene of protest over Berlin murder – June 8, 2015
South Jersey Magazine – Official Business – August 2015
Washington Examiner – Christie’s presidential run doing damage at home – August 20, 2015
NJ 101.5 – Matt Rooney weighs in on delayed Menendez trial (Listen) – September 18, 2015
NJ 101.5 – Exxon pollution settlement: hear the arguments for and against it – September 23, 2015
NJ 101.5 – Attorney says priest accused of pointing gun at kid is ‘martyr of a different sort’ – October 9, 2015
NJ 101.5 – Political expert talks possible GOP debate and race dropouts (Listen) – October 16, 2015
PolitickerNJ.com – One Action-packed, Drama-filled Week in Trenton – October 25, 2015
NJSpotlight – DISCIPLE OF ‘SUPPLY-SIDE ECONOMICS’ GURU TAPPED TO FILL TREASURY’S TOP JOB – October 28, 2015
Philly.com – Online voices rising – November 12, 2015
NJ 101.5 – Rutgers alumnus: University becoming more politically correct (Listen) – November 12, 2015
Philly.com – Little Longport, leading the way – November 20, 2015
NJ.com – Christie’s brother insults Ted Cruz and the entire South in Facebook post – February 29, 2016
NJ.com – Fulop hikes minimum wage for Jersey City workers to $15 an hour – February 29, 2016
TapInto.net – Cranbury: Middlesex County GOP Celebrates Life, Times Of Reagan – February 29, 2016
WNYC – Christie Allies’ Shock and Shame as Christie Runs With Trump — and Trips – February 29, 2016
POLITICO – Someone Let Todd Use the Computer Again – March 1, 2016
NJ 101.5 – 3 things you learned on the Bill Spadea show: The mental health debate and more – March 1, 2016
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