Five-term Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) passed away today. Under my former home state New Jersey law, the special election to fill the empty seat will happen in November 2013, which is the regularly scheduled general election for governor and the state legislature. Until then, Governor Chris Christie (R) gets to […] Read more »
Why Chris Christie’s weight loss could actually work against him
Sometimes, Washington DC seems like Hollywood for nerds. No clearer was that the case than the media’s reaction to the news that New Jersey governor Chris Christie submitted himself to lapband weight-loss surgery. Never mind that Christie said he was simply losing weight to be healthy for the sake of […] Read more »
Chris Christie = New Jersey
Gov. Christie’s speech on Tuesday was one of the most unique State of the State addresses on record. In a year when he is up for reelection, he did not feel the need to offer one single proposal as a hook on which to campaign. His record over the past […] Read more »
Why Booker Stands a Chance of Beating Christie
Most up-and-coming politicians are coy when asked about their political future, but Cory Booker couldn’t have been more eager to announce on Sunday’s “Face the Nation” that he was “absolutely considering running for governor” of New Jersey. The very next day, the Newark mayor declared that New Jersey’s incumbent Governor […] Read more »
Surveys find Gov. Christie’s approval rating soaring since Sandy
New Jerseyans have something to say to the GOP stalwarts who condemned Gov. Christie for his effusive praise of Democratic President Obama in the final days of the presidential campaign: Stuff it. Not only are the Republican governor’s approval ratings soaring – 65 percent in one poll, 77 percent in […] Read more »
Superstorm Sandy and New Jersey
Two-thirds of New Jersey residents were affected when Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the Garden State three weeks ago, according to a new Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. … Nearly every resident who was affected (94 percent) lost power for at least some time in the storm’s aftermath; 65 percent were without electricity […] Read more »