Jermaine James

May 28, 2008 - 11:13am

War rages in Newark under cover of Lautenberg-Andrews primary

South Ward Councilman Oscar James II in headquarters.South Ward Councilman Oscar James II in headquarters.

NEWARK- Oscar James II doesn’t know if he can win this primary fight down here in Newark’s South Ward, but if he can hold Lautenberg to a stand-off, and other ground-level Andrews allies in northern New Jersey can do the same, maybe South Jersey can deliver big for the underdog.

That’s the plan anyway.

In the meantime, there’s another war he’s fighting.

A two-year councilman representing the most sprawling ward in the city, James knows U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews (D-1) is a longshot in his challenge of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). But as the Booker Team leader in the south, James wants to help bust apart the Payne family machine that has long controlled ward politics.

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February 3, 2008 - 9:00am

Jermaine James says it's all about "blitzing Obama lit"

Jermaine James, Central Ward campaign coordinator, addresses Obama volunteers and the press in Newark Broad Street HQ on Saturday.

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February 3, 2008 - 8:48am

Obama volunteers hit the pavement in Newark

Council President/Obama delegate candidate Mildred CrumpCouncil President/Obama delegate candidate Mildred Crump

While the other side dozed strategically in parts of New Jersey’s biggest city, the Obama campaign stood 1,000 volunteers on the pavement of Newark Saturday and mobilized through all five wards.

Two days ago, Zora Menguelti and Peter Geier worked in an otherwise empty room in Obama campaign headquarters on Broad Street, handing out the makeshift literature they had, and waiting for reinforcements and supplies. On Saturday, they stood with two dozen volunteers amid stacks of glossy new Obama fliers and signs.

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