Posted on 11/07/2020 5:52:16 AM PST by 11th_VA
ep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-2), who was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat before switching parties and declaring his “undying support” for President Donald Trump, has won reelection.
The now-Republican first-term Congress member defeated his Democratic challenger, Amy Kennedy (yes, she’s one of those Kennedys), according to a call by Decision Desk.
Van Drew, a dentist, spent decades in local politics and then New Jersey’s state Senate as a Democrat. And when he decided to run for the open Second District congressional seat being vacated by its longtime representative, a retiring Republican, in 2018, national Democrats were thrilled.
Party leaders viewed Van Drew as a strong recruit, in part because he had a pro-business record and sometimes sided with Republicans on cultural issues. Progressives were less thrilled with his candidacy for this same reason, but Trump won this South Jersey district by 4.6 percentage points in 2016, so Democratic leaders thought a moderate nominee was needed.
In the 2018 midterms, Van Drew did end up winning fairly easily...
(Excerpt) Read more at vox.com ...
Congrats to Rep Drew.
Not only did he win, he beat a Kennedy too.
Another sign of (a) no “blue wave” and (b) Biden has no coat tails.
But the guy at the top of the ticket, who backed this guy and was at the center of his campaign, lost,
Sure.
that’s great. did Vernon Jones win his seat in Ga?
c) fraud.
How the hell does the person on topmost he ticket who features so prominently in every election down ticket lose and the others win?
Trump most likely carried Van Drew’s district, but lost the state because of voting in the state’s other districts.
I get that but if Trump were so toxic, he wouldn’t have carried squat in NJ, even down there.
Yes,my son lives in this district and said he was a lot of Trump support
Excellent! His seat was considered “in danger”. I’m glad he won.
*thumbs up!*
Great news!
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