By Erica Jedynak _ The Morris County Republican Chair has proposed a county party line for candidates who want to run at the county commissioner level and up; and has opened the door for municipal committees to do the same Read More
PATHETIC: MVC chief insists her employees “are doing the best they can”
By Matt Rooney _ Here’s some good news for anyone still stuck in an MVC line or traffic jam on Tuesday afternon: The MVC is doing the best it can! – “While we understand the frustration of our customers in Read More
Bergen gives its line to McCann, Mehta without a committee-wide vote
HACKENSACK, N.J. – Bergen County used to have one of the state’s most open, democratic Republican primary conventions. Not in 2020. On Thursday, according to a source with knowledge of Bergen County Republican machinations, Save Jersey learned about a Wednesday Read More
N.J. SENATE: Rik Mehta wins 10th GOP county line
TRENTON, N.J. – Pharmacist and attorney Rik Mehta won the back of Passaic County’s GOP on Wednesday night; it’s the political newcomer’s 10th line in the battle for the 2020 U.S. Senate nomination. The Republican organizations in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Read More
How does the NJGOP select its candidates?
By Matt Rooney _ I’ve been fielding a ton of questions in recent days (in light of the fluid U.S. Senate nomination contest) concerning HOW the New Jersey Republican Party selects its candidates. Unsurprisingly, a lot of you don’t know Read More
NJ Transit is getting worse, but Murphy continues finger-pointing (from his Italian villa)
By Matt Rooney _ Italian dictator Benito Mussolini infamously perpetrated the myth that his fascist government had make the trains run on time. Phil Murphy — who’s currently vacationing at this multi-million dollar Italian villa in that country’s Umbria region Read More
NJ-11: Barlas says joint Morris GOP-Webber event is hypocritical for line-less organization
CEDAR GROVE, N.J. –– Essex County Republican Chairman Al Barlas makes no secret of his support of NJ-11 candidate Tony Ghee. He’s been the prime behind-the-scenes force behind Ghee’s candidacy. He’s also made no secret of the fact that he Read More
Fiocchi wins the Cape May GOP line
By The Staff _ CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, N.J. – Former Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi (R-1) won the backing of Cape May County’s Republicans on Monday night in pursuit of the NJ-02 congressional nomination. District 2 encompasses all of Salem, Cumberland, Read More
Golden’s Touch: The magic power of “the line” is a myth
Many pundits are explaining away Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno’s victory in the NJ GOP gubernatorial primary to the power of “the line” — the party organization’s column on the ballot, particularly in Monmouth and Ocean Counties where Guadagno earned 20,106 Read More