Posted on 09/06/2023 8:42:07 AM PDT by cotton1706
Labor Day marks the start of election season, but with New Jersey Republicans eager to try to take back control of at least one of the houses of the Legislature for the first time in two decades, campaigning in some districts is well underway. Election Day is Nov. 7.
In the 16th District in central Jersey, the Democratic ticket of Sen. Andrew Zwicker, Assemblyman Roy Freiman and Mitchelle Drulis sent out their first general election mailer before Labor Day, proclaiming they “fight for the issues that matter most to you and your family’s future.” They also slammed their Republican challengers — Mike Pappas, in a rematch against Zwicker, and Ross Traphagen and Grace Zhang — for engaging in “extreme Trump-style politics.”
The races in the 16th District, which was made slightly friendlier terrain for Republicans by last year’s legislative redistricting, are likely to focus on many issues that candidates will be arguing in a handful of other hotly contested races this fall: parental rights, Trumpism, abortion and tax relief. To that list, particularly in districts like Monmouth County’s 11th along the Shore — which has split party representation — add the Murphy administration’s Energy Master Plan, with wind-power development off the coast, no new gas cars to be sold after 2035 and the Board of Public Utilities’ energy incentives, characterized by the GOP as a gas-stove ban.
“Legislative Democrats have been playing defense,” said Micah Rasmussen, director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University.
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NJ is a mirage - every few years it looks within reach just to mess with conservatives. The corrupt senator Menendez for example will win next year by double digits after we pour our hearts and souls into that race.
No. The Dems will hold Essex County until they get enough votes.
Who cares. The Republicans are at least 1/2 of the problem. More so because of their brain dead fecklessness.
Every day I go on YouTube, and there are NJ Democrat ads talking about extreme Republicans who want to ban abortion and women’s reproductive rights. The RNC hasn’t bought any ads.
We have that in CT as well—bright young Republican stars full of excitement and enthusiasm and great talking points only to be crushed in the general election.
If by some miracle any race is close then the Democrats have to go to plan B—election theft in the big cities after midnight.
Has anything been done about election integrity? If not, D’s and the machines will win it all.
It would be interesting to see the GOP do well in NJ. Having recently visited Newark,Camden *and* Alpine (look it up if necessary) I wouldn’t hold my breath.
Christie made sure the GOP will never win again in New Jersey.
Every gainfully employed person from my circle of business associates in New Jersey has either relocate to another state or is planning to do so as soon as their youngest child graduates from high school.
THE END.
“Is control of the Legislature really at stake?” And does it really matter? R or D, the results are the same. The lurch to the left just takes a little longer when the Rs are ‘in control’.
Rigging votes in Essex County will only affect those legislative districts ... which are going to be held by the Democrats for as long as the world exists.
All you have to do is VOTE HARDERtm.
There is a chance Republicans can pick up some seats. Redistricting help get carpetbagger Malinowski (D) defeated. While Kean (R) is no great shakes, he is a huge improvement.
Damn straight - and I'm right behind 'them. This state is so lost even the conservative reps know they have no chance at change. The few that do fight the good fight are such a small minority that it would take generations for it to move right - if it ever does. Ain't no one got time for that.
From the state that gave us “Republicans” Christine Todd Whitman and Chris Christie.
U live in NJ ? I do. U love this headline U troll
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