Ending the county line has already substantially impacted NJ politics:
Last night, party endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidates lost in 6 counties
The last time an endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate running on the county line lost was in the previous century
Prof. Julia Sass Rubin @juliasassrubin.bsky.social talks about how the absence of the party line could lead to primary #election surprises. www.njspotlightnews.org/video/could-...
June’s primary is the first time NJ #voters will use a new ballot after the end of the county line system. In this OpEd, @juliasassrubin.bsky.social writes about how the change has led to fairer races & new campaign strategies. #NewJersey
Read more in The Daily Journal. ⤵️
On behalf of many Americans, don’t thank us we THANK YOU Ukraine for your work.
This scrum of pot-bellied, sunken-chested betas trying to bully an all-black clad badass Eastern European wasteland survivor while dressed like Men’s Wearhouse mannequins is peak cinema.
A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that
If you are a federal worker being offered a buyout, I would advise against taking it.
Of course, this is a personal decision for everyone and it’s your choice.
But these offers are a rush job. The legality is questionable and this admin does not keep to its word.
They aren’t firing for a reason.
Donold is blaming a plane crash that killed 67 people on “DEI” with zero evidence.
He is attempting to use racism to deflect from the fact it is HIS fault. He had just removed 100 FAA senior officials.
It’s been 11 days and there are 67 bodies in the Potomac in Washington DC because of him.
Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
NYT reporting mass immigrant ICE raids have begun in Chicago.
I'm an immigrant & Chicago based human rights lawyer. I wrote this on how to handle ICE, actions to protect our immigrant neighbors, & debunking anti-immigrant hate.
No paywall. Please share widely. www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...
Note to @booker.senate.gov and @andykimnj.bsky.social
Do NOT vote to approve this person
Reupping this (with a few more accounts added): go.bsky.app/2xAx7HL
Most NJ legislators are not familiar with campaigns because the county line primary ballot has done the work of campaigning for them. So they do not understand that primary ballots are not supposed to be part of a campaign.
NJ Assembly bill says the primary ballot should
"provide voters with information as to the policy positions and endorsements of the candidates running for office" www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/...
No! That's what campaigns are for. A ballot should allow voters to indicate their choice.
Wow! NJ Assembly just released ballot design bill that prohibits anyone not endorsed by county parties from using Democratic or Republican in the slogan that appears next to their name on the ballot. www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/...
Fascinating paper on where 6000 global elites went to college. Billionaires, CEOs, heads of state, central bankers, etc.
In a word: Harvard.
Fully 10% of global elites went to Harvard. Elite US schools are over-represented (23% IvyPlus), but nobody comes close to Harvard.
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Voters have been largely irrelevant to the NJ leg because their reelection has been determined by the design of our primary ballots rather than the votes of NJ residents.
What she said.
No one. NO ONE asked for brackets. This and the slogans would again put us at odds with the rest of the country.
After swearing no bill would be written until they'd listened to all the people testifying at 4 public hearings, NJ Assembly Select Committee on Ballot Design miraculously had a bill ready 3 days after the last hearing that is contrary to all the public testimony newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/...
Nice job, Katie!
Just got off the last committee hearing on the NJ Ballot design. There seems to be lots of support for office block, random draw. The big outstanding questions are on the use of slogans. New ballots coming to a NJ election near you! @andykimnj.bsky.social @juliasassrubin.bsky.social
⌛️ Reminder - if you want to testify at the final NJ ballot design public hearing you must register by 10 a.m. Monday. Details 👇🏼
jerseyvindicator.org/2024/11/29/w...
This email from Hegseth’s mother — “you are an abuser of women” — is mostly about how he himself acts personally. Don’t forget he is also looking to bring expressly misogynistic ideas to DoD policies.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
New Jersey: From solid blue to swing state? @juliasassrubin.bsky.social examines the factors that likely impacted New Jersey's election results in this latest opinion piece published in The Hill thehill.com/opinion/camp...
🗳️ #Election2024 #NewJerseyPolitics
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
The data does not suggest that New Jersey is shifting dramatically to the right. However, a realignment does appear to be taking place that reflects some of the national demographic trends.
