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More than a month after New Jersey’s delayed primary, state election officials on Monday posted a roster of winning congressional and state legislative candidates along with details on voter turnout. Close to 1.47 million people voted in last month’s primary, which represents 38.7% of registered Democrats and Republicans and 26% of all registered voters. Some pundits had believed that mailing a ballot to all active partisan voters would lead to a higher turnout. While about 78,000 more voters cast ballots than in 2016, the last time the presidential race topped the ticket, the percentage of registered Democrats and Republicans was...

Gov. Chris Christie could help hand the Republican presidential nomination to Donald Trump because he has unusually tight control over the 51 delegates New Jersey will send to the convention in July. Christie is one of Trump's biggest boosters and has moved aggressively with county-level party bosses to stack the delegation with loyalists who owe him favors. The governor stunned observers when he backed Trump shortly after he giving up his own White House bid. His appearance on stage standing silently and wide-eyed behind the New York businessman prompted a torrent of ridicule. Now Christie appears to be punching above...

With New Jersey Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine lagging in the polls, Republicans couldn’t be more enthusiastic about their chances of ousting him in November. But first they must settle an intraparty conflict over who’s best suited to do the job — former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie or former Bogota, N.J., Mayor Steve Lonegan. Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23193.html#ixzz0HH13i7aD&B

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Dispirited Republicans, hoping to prove the Grand Old Party is not yet extinct in the Northeast, have placed their final hopes this year on the governor's race in New Jersey, where Gov. Jon S. Corzine (D) has seen his approval ratings plummet as fast as the state's financial picture. But in an echo of the party's national internal debate, New Jersey Republicans aren't certain whether their best chance for success is with a candidate who can appeal to independents or with a staunch conservative who advocates a flat tax, would ban abortion and expresses disdain for...

*** To stay informed during what promises to be a fast-paced up-coming week and a half, please follow Mayor Lonegan on Twitter - www.twitter.com - so that you get the latest information about his appearances across New Jersey as well as real-time responses to Christie's lies and attack ads *** Dear Team Lonegan -- Tuesday, May 26 -- We have been very encouraged by the recent endorsements of our "moderate" opponent Chris Christie by liberal media outlets. In the words of the Philadelphia Inquirer, “The contest to bear the Republican standard against the Democratic [sic] gubernatorial candidate has fallen into...

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