By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Brian Goldberg is the big winner in Mercer County tonight, Save Jerseyans, winning 63% of the committee vote and improving his statewide county line total to 5, which is 4 better than anyone else at the moment. It’s a big step forward for his bid to be the NJ GOP’s […]
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By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Here’s the U.S. Senate county breakdown thus far as of this brisk yet clear March morning, Save Jerseyans: We’ve learned that Passaic County went with businessman Brian Goldberg on Saturday morning. Goldberg previously won the line in Essex County, too, and at this stage, he’s the only candidate with two […]
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By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Asm. Jon Bramnick has shocked the N.J. political world by declining to run for U.S. Senate in 2014, Save Jerseyans, leaving the field wide open… His statement: “After thoroughly considering the opportunity to run for United States Senate in 2014, I have decided to remain focused on my role as […]
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The Lonegan-Booker race is on rails and moving fast. Both candidates have been out and about, hitting events and raising cash for what will be one of the quickest turnarounds from primary to general election in New Jersey history. Some liberal group called “American Bridge 21st Century” has put up a YouTube video that has […]
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Round 1 is over and the two frontrunners have come out on top. Former Mayor Steve Lonegan finally walked out of a statewide GOP primary the winner, and by quite a large margin. Likewise, Mayor Cory Booker strolled through his four way race with little to no serious opposition anywhere near his numbers. So what […]
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By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog If you missed last week’s GOP U.S. Senate debate on News 12 between Steve Lonegan and Alieta Eck, Save Jerseyans, then here you go: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9qTDf0jBTs Bookmark our special election archives for all the latest.
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Former Monmouth County Democratic Chairman Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is Victor V. Scudiery, the Monmouth County businessman and former 23 year Chairman of the Monmouth County Democrats, is backing up his endorsement of Newark Mayor Cory Booker in the August 13 Special U.S. Senate Primary with an aggressive negative endorsement of Congressman Frank Pallone. Scudiery […]
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Steve Lonegan looks like the frontrunner today as petitions are filed in Trenton, Save Jerseyans; he’s locking up establishment backing, has considerable grassroots support after years of running campaigns and working with AFP-NJ, and as a direct result of these past activities, is the only GOP contender with register-able (is that […]
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Two-Way GOP Primary Begins Between Former Mayor, Anti-ObamaCare Doctor By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Updated 3:04 p.m., 6/10/13 Steve Lonegan is filing 7,210 signatures in Trenton today collected by over 240 circulators from all twenty-one Garden State counties, a source with the former mayor’s U.S. Senate campaign tells Save Jersey. Lonegan filed roughly the same […]
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By Art Gallagher | MoreMonmouthMusings.com If he really wants to be a U.S. Senator, Steve Lonegan should eliminate the words ‘Obama’ and ‘Obamacare’ from his stump speech and talking points. He should never say the phrase ‘Republican backbone” in public again. Despite the recent scandals in the IRS, State Department and Justice Department, the president remains popular. 48% […]
…Or How the GOP Establishment Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Lonegan (Sort of) By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog I told you that Governor Christie’s “October logic” wasn’t off base, Save Jerseyans. Every passing day yields developments that seem to verify it. Thus far… Let’s consider where we’re at in this admittedly bizarre special Senate […]
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By Bill Pascoe | Cross-Posted from In the Right “The responsibility of making an appointment to fill a seat in the United States Senate is one of the most serious things any Governor is called upon to do. It requires a Governor to make a judgment in lieu of and on behalf of his state’s voters, […]
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Senate Race Still Taking Shape with Only Five Days Left Before Petition Deadline By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog We’ve only just buried the late Senator Lautenberg but events continue to accelerate in the fight to succeed him, Save Jerseyans. That’s the ‘game of thrones’ -Jersey style. The latest: 2012 GOP nominee Joe Kyrillos is NOT […]
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GOP U.S. Senate Field Remains Open Question As Monday Filing Deadline Inches Closer By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog Steve Lonegan is in (with Sen. Doherty’s support). Jon Bramnick is reportedly calling around the state to secure the support of GOP county chairmen. Meanwhile, it seems like half of Monmouth County could be in the mix. […]
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Christie’s U.S. Senate Pick Could Profoundly Impact Monmouth County Politics By Art Gallagher | MoreMonmouthMusings.com …Senator Joe Kyillos? By virtue of his long term friendship with Governor Christie and his campaign for U.S. Senate last year, State Senator Joe Kyrillos is on every Christie mind reader’s short list of possible U.S. Senators to replace the late Frank Lautenberg. […]
