Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing: 11/26/2024
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QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I think the senator has to take a look in the mirror and say ‘is there really a pathway for me?’ I think it’s very doubtful there is.” – Union GOP Treasurer Joe Sarno on the Senator Bramnick’s gubernatorial bid
TOP STORY: Fulop’s Palpitating Moves Intrude on Ongoing Ballot-Guv Dynamics
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The Governor ordered departments to freeze hirings and salary increases, and reduce budgets by 5%, in an attempt to rein in spending in anticipating of a revenue drop, according to ROI-NJ.
New Jersey has a severe shortage of nurses and it’s likely to get worse, according to NorthJersey.com.
Congestion pricing is moving closer to reality, according to NJ Biz.
Senator Helmy co-sponsored the ‘Housing Survivors of Natural Disasters Act’.
Rep. Gottheimer was announced as the new co-chair of the Law Enforcement Caucus.
Rep. Menendez was elected Policy vice chair of the Hispanic Congressional Caucus.
Rep. Watson Coleman rejected a plan to bring a ICE detention center to Trenton.
Rep. Norcross reacted to the nomination of Rep. Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary.
Rowan College of Burlington County President Cioce’s future is uncertain, according to Burlington County Times.
Roy Rogers is plotting a South Jersey comeback after 40 years, according to NJ Biz.
Moxie Strategies expanded its team and geography.
ICYMI: Gottheimer launched campaign for Governor; Sherrill launched candidacy for Governor; Democrats lost strength; voters aren’t familiar w/ guv candidates; Murphy addressed the loss of Democratic strength
Mayor Fulop’s palpitating moves intrude on ongoing ballot and gubernatorial dynamics.
President-elect Trump could reshape the GOP gubernatorial primary, according to Politico NJ.
Mayor Fulop tapped three more Assembly candidates.
The ‘Forward Republicans’ initiative launched to support the next generation of conservative leaders in the state.
The Passaic County Young Democrats endorsed Rep. Sherrill for Governor. The WPCNJ’s Democratic Task Force endorsed Sherrill.
Orange Mayor Warren endorsed Mayor Baraka for Governor, according to NJ Globe.
Insiders tried to make sense of the presidential election; Auth playing long game; guv candidates converged at League, Sherrill made the rounds, Sweeney flexed political muscle; Bergen shifted more red; more Assembly candidates joined Fulop slate; Sweeney allies see path to victory; guv race taking shape; Baraka allies energized; firefighter unions split over guv race; Dems ready to find themselves; Hispanic Democratic dissatisfaction has grown; Bramnick faces difficult path; Ciattarelli sees advantages; Duarte looking ahead to 2025
Governor Murphy signed legislation making outdoor dining permanent.
Assemblywoman Murphy introduced legislation to compensate COVID frontline workers, according to TAPinto.
The State Athletic Control Board adopted a sports betting policy.
Rate hikes were approved for two gas utilities, according to NJ Spotlight.
ICYMI: State preparing to defend against deportation; guv candidates converged at conference; Haytaian passed away; Bramnick bucked party
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In Morristown, a familiar name is resurfacing ahead of next year’s election.
In Jersey City, Baylock joined McGreevey’s council slate.
In Irvington, Councilman Vauss was sworn-in.
In Atlantic City, more weed businesses are on their way, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
In Bernardsville, the school BA resigned, according to NJ Hills.
In Clinton Township, a $1.75M bond was introduced to build an inclusive playground, according to NJ Hills.
In Edison, an ordinance was proposed to lease a property for the new first aid squad, according to TAPinto.
In Fair Lawn, the assistant superintendent is leaving, according to NorthJersey.com.
In Manchester, former school administrators are suing, according to the Asbury Park Press.
In New Providence, Dolan and Cumiskey won council seats, according to TAPinto.
In Old Bridge, a townhome development with affordable units was proposed, according to MyCentralJersey.
In Peapack-Gladstone, a storage facility and housing was approved, according to NJ Hills.
In Raritan Borough, locomotive noise from the train yard is on the rise, according to TAPinto.
In Roxbury, officials fear affordable housing rules will force high-rise apartment buildings, according to TAPinto.
In Saddle Brook, a lawsuit alleges a school’s toxic lead paint poisoned a child, according to NorthJersey.com.
In Toms River, the mayor was praised as homeless leave camps in the woods, according to the Asbury Park Press.
In Trenton, the NAACP called for the removal of the police director after the DOJ report, according to the Trentonian.
In Upper, the township will vote on a Beesley Point redevelopment proposal, according to the Press of Atlantic City.
In Wayne, the township settled tax appeals on four commercial properties, according to TAPinto.
ICYMI: In Marlboro, sign-stealing an issue; in Howell, GOP won election; in Marlboro, voters elected split BOE ticket; in Hoboken, Councilwoman Giattino passed away; in Howell, little unity w/in GOP; in Marlboro, tensions rising in the BOE race; in Somerville, JFK is on the ballot; in Randolph, council control at stake with huge significance
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AROUND THE WEB:
NJ governor race 2025: Republicans to decide
Charles Stile, NorthJersey.com
- President-elect Donald Trump memorably bragged early in his 2024 campaign that he might win blue New Jersey.
Raw milk advocates turn to ‘pet’ milk amid state ban
Matt Cortina, NorthJersey.com
- Mia Clarke remembers the first time she stumbled upon raw milk. She was “off the beaten path” at a roadside farm stand in North Carolina. “I pulled up to the farm, and the cows were glowing in the sun and the lady was super nice. I wasn’t scared of it,” Clarke says. “I thought I would try it out, and when I had the first sip, it just tasted so good that it was hard to believe that there would be any danger about it.”
Will Trump bend the Senate to his will? A Q&A with Dr. Ross Baker
Dave D’Alessandro
- Members of the world’s greatest deliberative body affirmed their independence last week by doing nothing – other than publicly sharing their distaste for a credibly-accused pedophile to be named the nation’s top law enforcement official. It’s what you’d call a promising start. But even though many Republican senators made it clear that Attorney General nominee Matt Gaetz needed to be dropped into history’s wheelie bin, there will be more tests of their collective spine in January, when other repellent contenders sent by President-elect Trump will face confirmation hearings.
David Wildstein, NJ Globe
- New Jerseyans aren’t always civil, but it’s still possible for a liberal Democrat and a conservative Republican to have a rational and pleasant conversation about politics in the state. Dan Bryan is a former senior advisor to Gov. Phil Murphy and is now the owner of his own public affairs firm, and Alex Wilkes is an attorney and former executive director of America Rising PAC who advises Republican candidates in New Jersey and across the nation, including the New Jersey GOP. Dan and Alex are both experienced strategists who are currently in the room where high-level decisions are made. They will get together weekly with New Jersey Globe editor David Wildstein to discuss politics and issues.
Poll: NJ parents say social media is bad, but they aren’t watching their kids
Larry Higgs, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
- Most adults in New Jersey would support a warning label that appears when kids open up social media platforms on their devices, according to a poll out of Fairleigh Dickinson University. The same poll suggests a majority of New Jerseyans believe social media is bad for young people, but they don’t know why. The poll, released on Nov. 18, found big differences between parents and non-parents — and maybe not in the way that you’d expect.
Putin propaganda or Princeton prank? (updated)
Krystal Knapp, Planet Princeton
- A large black truck plastered with Russian President Vladimir Putin posters was spotted parked in the heart of Princeton on Thursday, sparking confusion and outrage by some Princeton residents. The posters on the back and sides of the truck included a photo of Putin and the message: “Disarm Ukraine. Vote Yes on Referendum 4. Support Putin.”
Psychedelic play shows therapy’s benefits
Bobby Brier, NJ Spotlight
- A patient meets tells the doctor that he has struggled with depression for years. The patient says he has been on several antidepressants to treat his mental health condition, but the medications make him numb. “Therapy keeps me stable, but it only works for a little while, and I don’t really feel like I’m living,” the patient says. “And the ketamine treatments that you prescribed, they also work for a short period of time, but I have to keep going and it’s really expensive.”
Trenton residents need more from city leadership in wake of police investigation
LA Parker, The Trentonian
- Good morning. Welcome to this meeting of the minds. Last week ended with more local news than an average person should endure, especially with that U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey report on the state of the city’s police department and the City of Trenton.
Loves hugs, falls asleep in her mom’s arms: Here’s what this NJ farm says turkeys are like
Jenna Intersimone, MyCentralJersey.com
- Donna Gervasi, co-owner of Grayrock Farm Sanctuary in Clinton Township, knows turkeys have feelings. They cry. They whimper. They love. They mourn. “When we had to euthanize our turkey Nicholas, I had to cover his brother Elijah’s eyes because he was crying and whimpering,” Gervasi said. “And for days before that, Elijah stayed right next to him to guard him from any danger.”
New Jersey is not a swing state. How Democrats can win the governor’s race | Opinion
Matthew Hale
- The 2024 election results have many Democrats in panic mode. We hear crazy talk that New Jersey is the next swing state. It’s overblown. New Jersey has the same Congressional delegation makeup that we did in 2020. Chill out. Even so, the fact that Morris, Passaic, Gloucester, Atlantic and Cumberland counties all flipped from Biden in 2020 to Trump in 2024 is concerning to Democrats. But it doesn’t have to be. Democrats have messaging and policy options that can flip these counties back to blue. The question Democrats need to ask is which of their gubernatorial candidates is best positioned to pivot from the failed messages of 2024 to winning ones for 2025.
Federal judge position won’t be filled by this NJ attorney who went to Harvard. Here’s why
Hannan Adely, NorthJersey.com
- New Jersey litigator Adeel Mangi’s bid to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit effectively ended last week when he was left out of a bipartisan deal to advance court nominees. Mangi, who would have been the first Muslim American to sit on a federal appeals court, faced questioning during the confirmation process that critics decried as bigoted and Islamophobic.
2024 N.J. election results recap
Len Melisurgo, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
- Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent protest at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency.
After 33 years, N.J. sheriff leads his final Thanksgiving food drive
Steve Strunsky, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
- Thirty-three years ago, not long after Armando Fontoura won the first term of his 11 terms as Essex County sheriff, he got a call from the nun in charge of the Newark location of Missionaries of Charity-St. Augustine, a women’s shelter, food pantry and soup kitchen personally dedicated in 1981 by the global missionary organization’s founder, Mother Teresa.
State blasts bid by Dem power broker George Norcross to toss racketeering case
Dana DiFilippo, NJ Monitor
- State prosecutors have urged a judge to deny Democratic power broker George Norcross III’s motion to dismiss his racketeering indictment, accusing defense attorneys of trashing their investigation to “indoctrinate the press, the public, and, worst of all, the prospective jury pool.” In a new filing, state prosecutors implored Judge Peter E. Warshaw Jr. to reject Norcross’ argument that he and five co-defendants were engaged in “hard-bargaining,” not extortion, conspiracy, and other crimes, in deals since 2012 to secure land, easements, and tax incentives along the Camden waterfront.
Mount Holly runoff question exposes flaws in N.J. election laws
David Wildstein, NJ Golbe
- The fourth-place finisher in a field of nine candidates for three Mount Holly Township Council seats, Sayke Reilley, will be back in court this week, arguing that an old runoff law was never repealed, and that the top six candidates must face off again. But the candidates who came out on top in the nonpartisan general election—Lew Brown, Chris Banks, and Rich DiFolco—say the runoff election was eliminated when they changed their municipal races from May to November.
VIDEO: Asw. Fantasia discusses Election 2025, N.J. Democrats’ bird feeder ban bill
Save Jersey
- New Jersey Democrats’ priorities remain as bizarre as ever, Save Jerseyans. Will it hurt them in 2025? Especially after Donald Trump’s single-digit finish in the Garden State earlier this month?
Bhalla says ‘I would never cancel the people of Palestine’ at Hoboken flag raising
Daniel Ulloa, Hudson County View
- Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla refused to back down from having a Palestinian flag raising inside the council chambers of City Hall this afternoon, declaring that “I would never cancel the people of Palestine.”
Final phase of major Shore flood defense project
Brenda Flanagan, NJ Spotlight
- A New Jersey Shore town is getting the final piece of a flood defense network: a $300 million system of interconnected levees, gates, walls and dune, all designed to channel, deflect and drain dangerous storm surges intensified by a warming climate. On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the final contract phase of the Port Monmouth Storm Risk Reduction Project.
Hazard NJ traces ‘forever chemicals’ from NJ roots to global crisis
Briana Vannozzi, Jordan Gass-Poore’, NJ Spotlight
- The Hazard NJ podcast is back and is examining the crisis of toxic pollution caused by PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” in New Jersey’s soil and water. The story starts in Salem County, where scientists stumbled upon the chemical that would become known as Teflon in 1938 at DuPont’s Chamber Works plant. The accidental discovery was considered a scientific miracle at the time. PFAS would go on to be used for countless products, like frying pans and fast-food wrappers.
Murphy celebrates “a full week of declining numbers” then says “status quo of lockdown will remain until new cases and fatalities decrease.” So, which of Murphy’s statements is accurate? He said 2 opposite things in a single paragraph of speaking.
He;s “vacationing” at his villa in Italy, while Covid surges and the state is paralyzed by “remote work”…………translation: NO WORK
That is what happens in practicality when they are “suspending their disbelief” (HR Clinton) in real numbers and going on predictive models to make decisions. And then after doing that, they vote with “feelings.”
lmao imagine supporting lockdowns after the largest mass death event in american history and calling that a feeling driven conclusion? maga chuds never fail to disappoint
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Murphy running for President is LAUGHABLE. Nased on what??
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Murphy doesn’t want to be the president, he wants to be a state trooper.
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lETS NOT FORGET that during the pandemic Donald Trump sent the MERCY, a fully equipped, COVID prepared Hospital ship to save lives of victims and healthcare workers . But Murphy in his wisdom would rather send Patients back to nursing homes that were ill-equipped to treat these patients so they could die , rather than utilize a life-saving gift and be like NY governor Cuomo, another anti-Trump
tool.
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Gun owners don’t have to talk about guns because they know that they have to come out and vote to protect their constitutional right to bear arms. The Supreme court decision has affirmed that right and somehow our “leaders” haven’t learned how to read.
NJ is one of the most corrupt and racist places to live. There’s “0” accountability for the criminal acts, corruption, and unfair treatment of the people of this state. It starts with our governor who cares less for truth and honesty. Continue to ruin the lives of the citizens of this state.
How about those unintended consequences.
New Jersey mandating that all cars being sold by 2035 be electric is telling us what we can or cannot buy with our own money. There will always be gasoline powered vehicles because of the power produced by internal combustion compared to the power produced by batteries; which is to say the more power the bigger the battery to the point of rediculousness. My thought is that if the state wants fewer gas powered vehicles on the road it should create a mass transit electric powered system that would emphasize convenience for commuters and everyday shoppers. Of course that would mean vehicles weighing tons more because of the size of batteries and that creates a whole other question of where to dispose of them (also for elelectric car batteries), since they are composed of highly toxic materials that can’t be burnt or buried. These are unintended consequences no- one is willing to grapple with until its too late. I think by 2035 th he electric car fantasy will go the same way the offshore wind farm has gone.
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The military serving in the Middle East represents every state in the Union. Those are our sons and daughters, Moms and Dads and yet we are very little to protect them, or REALLY retaliate when they’re attacked. Governor Murphy is the Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, and past chair of the National Governors Association and yet you never hear him mention about any requests either organization makes to Biden to be more aggressive about protecting our kids in harms way. It’s as though it doesn’t seem to matter to them. No wonder we look so weak to the rest of the world.
Teaneck property taxes pays for the school budget. Teaneck High School students walk out. Is a Hamas military shuffle march property tax bill included?
I’m a conservative and I do believe life begins at conception but the problem is that each mother is responsible for that life and it is in the realm of her mental and physical health that she will either bring it to term or abort it. This should not be a political decision and should not be be dictated by thousand of strangers. The Supreme Court turned it over to the states but it still remains personal for the mother and her family.
I don’t think it should be an “agenda item” for any political party. A state medical society may want to impose a time frame within which an abortion can occur but even that may be subject to the mother’s doctor’s discretion.
I say just quit discussing it and leave it up to the mother a father.
Voting should be based on understanding what’s actually happening and knowing who would make life safer and more livable. The only way to do that is to get both sides of the information remembering there are always two sides to a story. Mainstream media in my area includes the Star Ledger and the Easton Express. If you look at the bylines of the opinions you will find writers from the Washington Post and Bloomberg, both notoriously on the left. Even the political cartoons are a dead giveaway. CNN and CNBC are also left leaning. So what are the options for getting opinions and news from the right? Fortunately cable news has Fox, which is near center, and Newsmax, and NewsNation which are full right. Watching these even just occasionally will show a much broader picture and give the reader more information with which to make an informed voting decision. And remember you DONT have to vote party if you feel there’s a wiser choice.
The governor signed off on having Narcan available in all schools grades 9 through 12. But what about the idea
of having Narcan available in ALL SCHOOLS in New Jersey?
How’s his for an idea? Uncover the identities of the un-elected advisors to Pres. Biden, and publish their names. That way there is actually someone to blame when we lose valuable lives from unanswered attacks by terrorist organizations. We know Biden isn’t making these decisions on his own. My guess is that these advisors will quit the team rather than take the heat for poor decisions, revealing a big weakness in this administration. It might lead to improvements to the decision-making process.
Note to Concealed Carry permit holders: make sure you subscribe to one of the insurance companies that specialize in CCP, ie: US LAW SHIELD. If you ever have to fire your weapon , that has to be the first phone call you make. The second is 911, the third is your family. With so many new permit holders there will probably be an increase in discharges until word gets out that it’s actually unsafe for criminals to be in New Jersey and crime will take a nosedive.
Now unless you have a conviction in your background you can get that CCP and really defend yourself and your family. And more women are applying which is great for family defense. The stats that record gun violence will have to be re-organized into guns used for crime and guns used to prevent crime. A lot of get-always here because sometimes just brandishing a firearm is enough to stop a crime. But it should be reported anyway..
The liability limits for taxi cabs are extreme starting July 1. It was a plan in place through the insurance banking committee and it was abruptly changed with an amendment. The guys are barely making a living today and you’ve increased their insurance. What’s fair is fair and this is not it was an incremental increase, which was fair, and was removed by the governor please refer back to the original plan
Iowa gets it right. What better school security is there than trained, armed teachers with concealed carry permits. You wonder what parents and local government officials when they oppose this idea. Apparently they would rather wait for some demented individual, either a student or maybe an ex student pulls out a handgun of his backpack , or a long gun out of a duffel and starts firing do they can call it in and wait for help to show up. This move would save many lives and I would heartily endorse this idea nationwide. Of course I’m just an average gun owner who believes that our kids are our most valuable asset and need real protection.
The problem with the Line is that there is no vetting process. Whoever pays the most and/or is specifically unqualified and therefore relegated to the status of puppet is who the county bosses support and threaten the committee members to support. My opponent said on-air that he will do whatever they tell him. What kind of leadership is that. I have 8-10 organizations endorsing me to his zero. I have served many statewide for almost 4 years while he has never helped anyone but himself. No-brainer who is qualified, and they know it. That’s why they are getting nasty and vile while I continue to take the high road.
With the mainstream media touting the current president and suddenly discovers he’s been lying to us all about how supportive he is of Israel when it is reported he is receiving BIG donations from Soros and Rockefellers , both proven anti-American donors, to become pro Palestinian and Pro Hamas and Anti Israel by holding up ammunition shipments to Israel. And solidly answering the question of why he never goes directly against Iran. Is the MSM party to this also. How can the general public now know who and what to trust. They warn us how terrible a trump administration will be as if they have totally forgotten how good we had it under Trump. All I can say is put on your big boy pants and tell us how it really is.
Studies show that recreational cannabis is responsible a 10% increase in motor vehicle accident deaths. These studies show that cannabis impairs driving ability and driving while high is common among regular users. Since cannabis is still an illegal drug, insurance companies are within their rights to deny coverage in for an accident ruled a DUI due to cannabis. However a state that approved its recreational use should be held accountable for any and all the consequences of that DUI. States are more interested in the money they make but they should accept the responsibility for having approved the use of recreational cannabis.
Could you please fix your “bay blood spots “ typo. It sounds like a horror movie. Although “baby blood spots” isn’t much better. Maybe there’s a clearer and less distressing turn of phrase for all of our sensitive readers, lol. Please and thank you.
Reclassifying marihuana from CI to any other category will involve Pharmacy because by law only a Pharmacist with a DEA license can purchase or sell any drug with a CII to CV
Classification. (CI is exempt because it’s heroine or any other drug with no medical purpose). This is a National problem because it is all under the DEA. And since marihuana is a hallucinogen among other things it requires control. The whole weed issue has put the cart before the horse and really requires reining in to have it conform
to the legal requirements. (Sorry Mr. Weedman). And recreational use will get the biggest hit because it will require a prescription
for medicinal use, but that cuts out the recreational aspect. Maybe in the future Pharmacists may be able to prescribe it but not yet. And how many physicians and Nurse Practitioners will want to be involved in the weed industry, I wonder? Lots of questions and few answers so far.
Changing the regulations to allow Optometrists to perform surgery is foolhardy and dangerous. Their training is doing vision tests and prescribing the correct glasses to improve vision. Only an MD in ophthalmology should be the one to do eye surgery.
That’s like asking the fellow filling your gas tank to fix a ball joint suspension.
This is not the answer to a shortage of ophthalmologists
Can’t seem to access the Steinberg column on Sam Alito, Sr. on your website. Suggestions?
Stop complaining about taxes ,our schools , our crime, ,after all folks we keep voting in the same Democrat party politicians each time .
For instance who would think that every Democrat who represents us in congress would vote for men playing in woman sports ,but they did , ask yourself are you the kind of a person who would kill ( sorry to use that word kill but hard not to since the law is that is a human being and if the mother is murdered it’s a double homicide ) a baby up to the moment of birth sorry to tell you that is the law in New Jersey.
So stop complaining your part of the problem.
NOTE TO SENIORS
I was 85 when I got my Carry permit. If you want to protect yourself and your family you are never too old to carry. As log as you can pass the test at the range, which is pretty simple, and you have a handgun you can handle (which is why I purchased a Walther CCP M2 PLUS which is easy to rack) and you have no police record or mental health problems, you can qualify. Of course you need to get a Federal weapons ID card, if you don’t already have one. We are targets because we are older and look easy. Well surprise , surprise. The more folks that are carrying the less crime because the bad guys wont know if you are armed and might not try something. By the way
it doesn’t matter- male or female!!
Great article, thanks for keeping us informed!
Assemblyman Schaer’s Bill to define antisemitism for New Jersey residents and to be able to react to it is great. But what about our kids going off to college, especially the Jewish kids. They should have a means to know what schools have active anti-Jewish protests, and/or pro-Palestinian demonstration allowed on and off campus. They should be able to feel safe wherever they go, and not have their studies interrupted by what I consider this unlawful activity. Are there websites with this kind of information posted?
Concerns about Jan 6 violence
The simple solution to allay the concerns of the Jan.6 violence happening again is to make sure the election is run in an honest and above board manner, which must include voter I.D. via a totally transparent system. Otherwise I’m betting all bets are off.
(The state’s voting system is secure, according to NJ Spotlight.)
This was without doubt one of the most farcical articles perhaps ever written. To give you an idea just how corrupt and lawless the voting system is, in 2021 Governor Murphy deviously ousted the Bergen County Superintendent of Elections with over 30+ years of experience (coerced and strongarmed into early retirement) in order to then deliberately and deviously insert Loretta Weinberg’s Chief of Staff who, had absolutely NO previous election experience whatsoever.
This was all masterfully formulated and then executed just several weeks prior to the Gubernatorial primary. But of course there was nothing nefarious regarding such an abrupt change.
Although Bergen County is not the largest County in New Jersey it is however home to the most registered voters of which the vast majority are also Democrats.
Keep in mind The Superintendent of Elections Office is also in charge of voter “registrations” – polls books, voting machines and of course – investigating any and all reports of voter fraud.
Murphy’s intentions had been to leave the position vacant until “after” the Gubernatorial Election in November but the media exposed his chicanery and he was forced to fill and announce his personal “appointment” immediately and how all of this came to light.
The former Superintendent of Elections was also a Republican and certainly would’ve never voluntarily retired “prematurely” but just prior to a major election. Her integrity was legendary throughout the entire County.
But of course there was nothing to Murphy’s sudden lead change “in the middle of the night” in Bergen County after the polls had already closed.
Murphy was and still remains loathed and despised by all because of his despotic actions and stance on the Covid lockdowns. He knew there was no other way he could ever beat Ciattarelli and never did. But certainly not legally nor ever legitimately. But keep believing “the voting system in NJ” is actually secure.