Kean wins after losing
By Wally EdgeTom Kean, Jr. continues the family tradition of losing a big primary and then winning one. His great-grandfather, Hamilton Kean, lost the 1924 GOP primary for U.S. Senate (to the incumbent, Walter Edge) and then won a Senate seat in 1928. His father, Thomas Kean, Sr., lost primaries for Congress (to Millicent Fenwick in 1974 by just 83 votes) and Governor (to Raymond Bateman in 1977) before winning the 1981 gubernatorial election. Kean, Jr. lost his first bid for public office six years ago -- a congressional primary against Michael Ferguson. Menendez also lost his first campaign -- a local race for Union City Commissioner in 1982.
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Wally Edge
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Bob Torricelli
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Michael Patrick Carroll
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Debbie Holtz
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Dr. Joseph Marbach
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Rob Tornoe
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Michael P. Riccards
The media, which loves headlines and knows little history, is trying to sell President Elect Obama as another Franklin Delano Roosevelt. But that ... >
Joey Novick
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Juan Melli
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Carla Katz
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Patricia Quattrocchi
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Murray Sabrin
Today the Asinine Watch begins. With so many illiterate statements made about the economy by elected officials in recent days and weeks, it was ... >
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"Because he had to dress for his speech immediately, he had to purchase an entirely new set of clothes. The campaign credit card used to pay for the clothing was reimbursed in total by the airline, which wrote a check for $952.04 to the congressman on July 20, 2007. The congressman then endorsed the check over to the campaign account on July 20, 2007. Thus, the campaign incurred no expense for the clothing." -- Francis Tagmire, a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews, on why Andrews used campaign funds to pay for clothing. A Washington, D.C. watchdog group has filed a complaint against him.
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Tom Kean, Jr. can do it!! Keep up the good work -- we need you
Tom Kean, Jr. can do it!! Keep up the good work -- we need you