Two of the significant elections taking place this year are the New Jersey gubernatorial race and the New Jersey special Senate election. Neither looks like it will be very competitive, according to Quinnipiac. In the governor’s race, Chris Christie (R) is on track to easily win re-election.  According to Quinnipiac, Christie has a commanding 30 [...]

The unfortunate passing of Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) is a sad reminder that the United States’ system for dealing with Senate vacancies is truly insane. There is no national standard. Each state has its own system and they run from the decent, to the highly undemocratic, to the legally ambiguous. Given the political pressures and [...]

New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg (D) has passed away, according to his office. Lautenberg represented the state of New Jersey for nearly thirty years during two separate stints in office. The senator was 89 years old and suffered from numerous ailments. He was one of the oldest senators currently serving. Now that his seat is [...]

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie secretly underwent lap-band surgery to lose weight, according to the New York Post. From the Post: “I’ve struggled with this issue for 20 years,” he said. “For me, this is about turning 50 and looking at my children and wanting to be there for them.” He also insisted that, contrary [...]

Currently the top four choices by Republicans to carry the party banner in 2016 are Sen. Marco Rubio, Rep. Paul Ryan, Sen. Rand Paul, Gov. Chris Christie, and Former Gov. Jeb Bush. The following are findings from a new national Quinnipiac poll: There is no front-runner now for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, leaving a [...]

A possible immigration reform measure got a very important boost this morning when Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) endorsed the idea of a pathway to citizenship. To begin with, Paul is a senator and every senator who supports the idea gets the chamber one vote closer to passing a bill. More importantly, this endorsement by Paul [...]

One of the only important elections taking place this year is the New Jersey gubernatorial race and at this point it doesn’t look like much of a contest. Incumbent Chris Christie (R) is currently in an extremely strong position as he seeks another term according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Not only does Christie have [...]

One thing that makes New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s re-election prospects next year look so good, beyond his currently record high job approval rating and strong showing in potential horse race polls, is that in New Jersey it makes a lot of sense for top-tier Democrats to simply wait. New Jersey is inherently a blue [...]

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) has always had a relatively good job approval rating throughout most of his term, but since Hurricane Sandy it has reached almost historic heights. New Jersey voters overwhelming have a positive opinion of how Christie has handled the crisis. According to a new Quinnipiac poll, 95 percent think Christie [...]

It is probably too late for the Republican party to make Mitt Romney likeable. His unpopular image is set on the front, and he just seems to lack the personality traits needed to make himself  appear likable. But you don’t necessarily need to like someone to think they could be a good leader; if you [...]