In his general election favor, Peters distanced himself (and then ran over in the GOP Primary) Assemblyman Joe Howarth, whose road to victory was to attempt to depict Peters as a moderate. Also the most obvious party member to take on Kim next year, Peters – amid terrible political weather – must face the toughest test of his political career in the person of Gina LaPlaca and her running mate Mark Natale.
Restore their star Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R-8) to office with his running mate, retiring Sheriff Jean Stanfield. In desperate self protection mode, the GOP (with new Chairman Sean Earlen) want to LaPlaca In 2016, Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump in Burlington 55-40%. Andy Kim (D-3) last year turned out incumbent Republican Tom MacArthur and Democrats t ook control of the countywide freeholder board for the first time in 44 years. The people’s party otherwise known as the engine room of South Jersey Power Broker George Norcross III sniffs an opportunity in Burlington County, where U.S.
Unsatisfied with a super majority in the assembly, Democrats want more. LD8 Incumbent Assemblyman Ryan Peters and his running mate, retiring Sheriff Jean Stanfield, won the GOP nomination for legislative district 8 in the 2019 Primary Election. Republicans would seem to be sufficiently irrelevant not to worry about, only the Democrats have a chance to put more boots on the ground.Īnd boots can trample all over Allbirds sneakers. That’s what the incumbents plan to do in LD21 as they head into the teeth of this year’s general election cycle.ĭemocrats in the Legislature are so strong in the post Christie Trump era that their sport of choice is beating the governor in an ongoing game of political Monopoly. Trump at the national level and the combined effect of multiple election cycles favoring Democrats contribute to very good vibrations for the majority party.Ĭertainly, well-funded Republicans will try to change the narrative and note the dangers of one-party rule). Had Governor Phil Murphy gotten his way and convinced the legislature to back a millionaire’s tax, maybe we would have a different plot in front of us, but the saturation of President Donald J. If you examine the list of all 40 legislative districts below, ranked from most competitive to least, you’ll find an overriding narrative: Republicans on defense. That said, those incumbent assembly people and the people who stepped up to run against them would probably offer different opinions. As much as you try to turn this legislative election cycle into The Iliad or The Odyssey, it still feels like TrumpĪs enticing as it is to look up at the sky and see “rosy fingered dawn,” it just lacks epic implications.
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