By PolitickerNJ Staff | November 4th, 2012 - 10:53pm
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Wishing New Jerseyans well in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, former President Bill Clinton did a robocall for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today.

“I hope your circumstances will allow you to participate,” Clinton says in the robocall.  “I hope you’ll support Bob for re-election.”

Menendez backed Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic Primary.

Clinton successfully campaigned for another longtime ally this year, helping U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9) to victory in his June Democratic Primary.

Op-Ed

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Quote of the Day

Quote of the day

“You represent the grit and tenacity that make Jersey City special. Thank you for believing in this great American experiment called democracy.” - Jersey City Mayor-elect Steve Fulop, to supporters at his victory party last night.

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Poll

Grade Assemblyman John Wisniewski's chairmanship of the Democratic Committee
A. He was fearless; an attack dog and relentless party organizer
8%
B. Wiz was good, but not great.
13%
C. He was fair. I got tired of all the emails.
21%
D. Barely passing marks for an uninspiring leader
25%
F. He seemed more in it for himself than the Democratic Party
33%

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