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WEEKEND AT BERNIESThe age issue was a non-starter; voters -- at least Democrats -- didn't care that Frank Lautenberg would be nearly 91 after another term. |
MANIFESTOSIf you want to pursue a career in politics, don't write one. |
LINESOrganization lines and party endorsements matter. |
EDITORIALSDo they really influence voters? Apparently not. |
Millicent FenwickThe late Congresswoman is back in style, sort of like the GAP ads that used Audrey Hepburn footage |
debatesDo they really influence voters? Apparently not. |
New York CityMessage to Cliffside Park: Darling, I love you, but give me Park Avenue. |
Frank GannettDoes the endorsement of a newspaper publisher dead since 1959 matter? |
COMMITTEE ON VACANCIESFiling dates don't matter. |
AFL-CIOFrank Lautenberg isn't happy they backed off their endorsement, and unless Rick Merkt is right, he could be the Senator until 2014. |
IraqDemocratic primary voters care about when a candidate started to oppose the war. |
Republican U.S. Senate candidates had no money for network TV in the primary. |
Charles SandmanThe late Congressman's record remains intact: the only man to ever oust an incumbent statewide officeholder in a New Jersey primary (see editors note). |
Ron PaulThe former presidential candidate's choice for U.S. Senate wins just 15% of the vote. |
HAVING YOUR CAKE AND EATING IT TOORay Lesniak endorsed Rob Andrews, but allowed the Charlotte DeFilippo to keep Lautenberg on the Union County line. |
THE CALLAWAY ORGANIZATIONEven with absentee ballots, the shamed Atlantic City political family couldn't keep Mayor Scott Evans in office. |
Justin MurphyThe former Deputy Mayor of Tabernacle ran almost as well as Jack Kelly in the GOP congressional primary. |
John CrowleyThe would-be U.S. Senate candidate may have missed a great opportunity. |
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