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Today is Election Day
JERSEY CITY - Welcome to Election Day.
Voters head to the polls today to determine the mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey's second largest city, and other key municipalities.
Read More >In Jersey City, Sires goes in hard with Healy
U.S. Rep. Albio Sires (D-8) donated $23,400 to Mayor Jerry Healy’s team in the closing days of the Jersey City mayor’s race, according to the state Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
The state's only Hispanic congressman, Sires this afternoon campaigned with the mayor in the Heights section of Jersey City.
His late intensified support for Healy puts him on the opposing side of Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo, who gave $5,000 to Healy’s challenger, downtown Councilman Steve Fulop.
Read More >Obe goes for Romney comparison in challenge of LD 20
The campaign of Donna Obe is going for the Mitt Romney comparison as it attempts to unseat veteran state Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-20).
“Ray Lesniak is part of the 1%, just like Mitt Romney,” reads the latest slap at Lesniak in a paper distributed by Obe’s supporters.
“That’s silly,” said Lesniak. “That’s not going to get any traction.”
Read More >The Jersey City mayor's race: one day away
JERSEY CITY – Downtown City Councilman Steve Fulop’s allies say the biggest local change elections have all come 32 years apart.
Boss Hague ruled for 32 years, from 1917 until 1949, when John Kenny crushed the machine. Thirty-two years later a young maverick named Jerry McCann beat boss Walter Shields and started a new era of the HCDO.
In the plot they hope to leverage into the history books tomorrow, Fulop’s mechanics point out that it is now 32 years later, and Election Day Tuesday, tomorrow, will begin a new era in Jersey City.
Digging in against that narrative, the allies of Jersey City Mayor Jerry Healy rallied over the weekend at Healy’s favorite spot, Casino in the Park, attempting to project strength despite a clinging headline they claimed harmed the mayor in the closing stretch of this intense citywide contest.
Read More >DiVincenzo gives $5,000 to Fulop
Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo forked $5,000 to the campaign of Downtown Jersey City Councilman Steve Fulop, according to a 48-hour report filed with the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
Fulop is challenging incumbent Jersey City Mayor Jerry Healy.
Read More >O'Toole donates nearly $25K to Fulop and team
Republican state Sen. Kevin O’Toole (R-40) last week gave nearly $25,000 to Jersey City Mayoral candidate Steve Fulop and the Fulop team, according to ELEC’s 48-hour reports.
The Election fund of Kevin O’Toole gave $16,400 to the Fulop team and $8,200 to Fulop.
“Steve is a friend and a supporter,” said O’Toole. “He’s been to my events and I’ve been to his events. We’re friends.”
Read More >In LD 2, Republican Balles reports more money raised, COH, than incumbent Dem Whelan
Republican challenger Frank Balles is outdueling incumbent Democratic state Sen. Jim Whelan (D-2) in the money contest, according to the state Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
In his 29-day pre-primary report with ELEC, Whelan reported raising $62,100 and $78,399 cash on hand.
Balles, the sitting sheriff who is challenging Whelan for the LD 2 Senate seat, raised $116,582 with $108,513 cash on hand.
Read More >Dems handily winning money joust in LD7
In a battleground district, LD 7 incumbent Democrats are crushing their Republican challengers in the money race, according to the state Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC).
In individual campaign accounts, Assemblyman Troy Singleton (D-7) reported $121,205 raised and $172,712 cash on hand. His running mate, Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D-7) raised $39,300 and has $27,442 cash on hand. They raised an additional $14,048 and have $15 cash on hand in an account they share with their senate candidate running mate.
Read More >Christie blames Buono allies for initiating negative attacks
MANVILLE - On the day his campaign dropped a negative television ad on state Sen. Barbara Buono's (D-18) gubernatorial campaign, the incumbent Republican blamed the challenger's allies for starting the mudslinging.
"I would have run a purely positive campaign," Christie told reporters outside the Manville Diner.
But he cited the TV spot salvos of One New Jersey, which have berated the governor for initiating policies that have worsened a moribund economy.
"Special interest groups are attacking my record.... I'm not going to be a heavy bag," Christie said. "They started the fight but I'll finish it."
Read More >Endorsement by Democratic mayor stuns Somerset Dems
MANVILLE - The Somerset Democratic Committee choked down what from their vantage point was the very unpleasant news about Manville Mayor Angelo Corradino backing Gov. Chris Christie for governor.
Corradino was the Democrat around whom the long suffering Somerset Democrats wanted to build a new majority.
"The mayor’s misguided, unilateral decision came as a shock to all of us, and his actions do not reflect the sentiments of the Somerset County Democratic Committee," said County Chair Peg Schaffer. "We are perplexed as to why the mayor would advocate for a governor who has been the steward of the worst economy in the region and where property taxes have soared an astronomical 20 percent under his so-called leadership. He vetoed a raise in the minimum wage, which was heavily favored by Mayor Corradino’s many working-class constituents in Manville. Governor Christie’s anti-growth policies continue to be wrong for Manville, Somerset County and the entire state of New Jersey.
"More importantly, for a governor who has received glowing headlines for his handling of natural disasters, he has failed to help the town of Manville fund initiatives to ameliorate its ongoing flooding problems. These issues have existed long before Hurricane Sandy even approached New Jersey’s coastline."
Read More >The Back Room
Booker to campaign for Lesniak in LD20
Newark Mayor Cory Booker will join Roselle Mayor Jamel Holley for a meet and greet tomorrow evening for incumbent state Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-20).
Read More >Wake-Up Call
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Time to have the talk we hope to avoid but can’t
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