New Jersey
What the Off-Off-Year Elections Portend for the 2026 Midterms
If you missed last night, a few blue state politicians won some elections in a few blue states and now the big blue sky is falling. The 2026 midterms are a fait accompli! President Donald Trump is a lame duck! I pity my…
Mikie Sherrill elected New Jersey governor as a conventional Democrat
Mikie Sherrill is an establishment Democrat made in a lab. A retired Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, she was so alarmed by the election of Donald Trump in 2017 that she decided to run for Congress in suburban…
New Jersey cops took his guns because they were worried about his wife’s mental health
Last April, Elsid Aliaj's pregnant wife sought treatment for prenatal nausea at a medical clinic in Englewood, New Jersey. During the visit, she said something that made a health care provider worry that she was apt to…
New Jersey Polls Closed After Bomb Threats on Election Day
It’s Election Day in New Jersey, and it’s not merely the statistically tied gubernatorial race that is driving the news for the Garden State. On Tuesday morning, news came in of emailed bomb threats being sent to polling…
Can Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze and housing supply plans coexist?
Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. As this Tuesday also happens to be an Election Day, this week's newsletter takes a look at the races and referendums that will have the biggest impact on housing…
Brickbat: In No Hurry
In Franklin Township, New Jersey, Police Sgt. Kevin Bollaro has been charged with misconduct and tampering with records for his role in the investigation of a double murder-suicide on August 1. Prosecutors say Bollaro ignored…
Democrats Are Struggling in Virginia and New Jersey
Why are Democrats struggling to close out what should be straightforward victories? Between the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, Democrats are expected to spend well over $100 million to hold back Republicans.…
It’s Time! Vote for Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey
The great Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda once said, “There are three kinds of people in this world: people who make it happen, people who watch what happens, and people who wonder what happened.” Jack Ciattarelli makes things…
Which way will Democrats vote in tomorrow’s elections?
Tomorrow, voters decide their political fates: In New York City, voters will choose between democratic socialist up-and-comer Zohran Mamdani, Republican Curtis Sliwa, and Democrat—but technically independent, because he lost…
What the 2025 Elections Can Tell Us About the Midterms
The 2026 midterm elections will undoubtedly be consequential—hence the redistricting scramble in both red and blue states—for the end of President Donald Trump’s second term. In anticipation of those midterms, however, some…
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