Author: Patrick Murray

How to Blow a Cool Million

How to Blow a Cool Million  (5/23/13) - $1 million doesn't buy what it used to in New jersey political advertising.  So what is the Buono campaign thinking? ...

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Winning Big Could Hurt Chris Christie

Winning Big Could Hurt Chris Christie

Winning Big Could Hurt Chris Christie (3/8/13) - Small Republican gains in the state Senate could spell big danger for the governor. ..

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Now What?

Now What? (1/30/12) - Some completely unsolicited advice for the Buono campaign for governor. .. 

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Chris Christie = New Jersey

Chris Christie = New Jersey  (1/9/13) -  The anatomy of a reelection strategy that Democrats will have a hard time countering.

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Hurricane Sandy and the Election in New Jersey

Hurricane Sandy and the Election in New Jersey - (11/9/12) - No doubt that the Hurricane response helped Obama in the Garden State. (No effect for Menendez). And a polling note: the real "unskewed" polls were those that included a healthy cell phone sample. ...

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Will the Sun Shine for Mitt Romney?

Will the Sun Shine for Mitt Romney? (10/18/12) - 2012 is not 2000, but it all comes down to Florida. At least for Mitt Romney. ...

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Veep Debate has Consequences

Veep Debate has Consequences - (10/12/12) - VP debate gives green light to both Ds and Rs to amp up their red meat attacks. That's bad news for Romney.

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What Chris Christie Really Said

What Chris Christie Really Said (8/29/12) - Chris Christie engaged in the kind of rhetoric that politicians should use more often.  Seriously! . ...

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Paul Ryan’s Impact on Undecided Voters

Paul Ryan’s Impact on Undecided Voters (8/13/12) - Does the selection of Paul Ryan as vice presidential nominee makes Mitt Romney’s path to 270 Electoral College votes any easier? ... .

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Don't Forget the Guys!

Don't Forget the Guys! (8/8/12) - The New Jersey GOP candidate for U.S. Senate makes a push for the women's vote.  Does he have a chance of closing the gender gap? .  ...

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Wake-Up Call

Morning News Digest - May 24, 2013

Christie cuts Jersey Shore reopening ribbon on “Today’ Show Gov. Chris Christie is walking the Jersey shore Friday morning along with members of the TODAY show. The governor is appearing on the morning news program ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. The TODAY show appearance is the first of...

Op-Ed

Time to have the talk we hope to avoid but can’t

By Tedford J. Taylor No topic is a less likely conversation-starter than our eventual deaths. Still, there is a lot to talk about. When polled, about 90 percent of people presented with end-of-life scenarios prefer the prospect of dying at home with... Read More >

Contributors

How to Blow a Cool Million  (5/23/13) - $1 million doesn't buy what it used to in New jersey political advertising.  So what is the Buono campaign thinking?... more »
(5-22-2013) All Ethics Bills are Not Ethics Priorities -In New Jersey it remains OK for state legislators to make money from towns they represent, but it is... more »
NEWARK - The Boys and Girls clubs hosted the professionally staged announcement for Shavar Jeffries’ Mayoral candidacy announcement. Over 400 supporters packed the gym, some of whom had already... more »
Chris Christie's recent "Lap Band" weight-loss surgery scoop remains the talk of the nation.... more »

Quote of the Day

Quote of the day

"Hudson must support Hudson." - state Senator/North Bergen Mayor Nick Sacco.

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Poll

What did you think of Barbara Buono's television ad?
That's top quality work right there. Look for the polls to tighten.
45%
Nicely produced ad, but if it doesn't move her in the polls, it will have been for naught.
10%
Who?
45%

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