Newark Mayor Cory Booker is a very early favorite in the 2014 Democratic primary race for New Jersey’s Senate seat, according to a new poll. Fairleigh Dickinson University reports that Booker leads his closest Democratic competitor by 43-points among New Jersey’s Democratic voters, 50 percent of whom chose Booker as their favorite. Rep. Rush Holt [...]
Sen. Lautenberg Jabs Cory Booker: Newark ‘In Need of Desperate Attention’
January 25, 2013 | Posted by
Just days after suggesting that Newark Mayor Cory Booker needs a “spanking,” U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) attacked his potential rival again in an interview. Booker will be running for Lautenberg’s senate seat in 2014, but the incumbent hasn’t revealed whether he will step down when his term ends. Lautenberg will turn 90 years old [...]
Lawmaker Lautenberg Suggests Mayor Cory Booker Needs ‘Spanking’
January 23, 2013 | Posted by
Aging Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), had some harsh words for Cory Booker Tuesday, suggesting that he won’t be handing his Senate seat over to the Newark mayor before the time comes. Speaking to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Lautenberg, who turned 89 Wednesday, suggested that Booker was a child in need of a spanking. Booker recently announced [...]
Cory Booker: Current NJ Senator Has a Decision to Make
January 7, 2013 | Posted by
Newark Mayor Cory Booker has his eyes set on Washington in 2014, specifically the Senate seat currently held by Democrat Frank Lautenberg. The increasingly popular Booker has opted not to run against current New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in this year’s election, after entertaining the idea of a gubernatorial campaign last month. Instead, he will [...]
Cory Booker Confirms Run For Governor or Senate
December 9, 2012 | Posted by
A run for governor is just one of the options Newark Governor Cory Booker is considering for next year. During an appearance on CBS’s Face The Nation, Booker confirmed rumors that he may against New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in the 2013 election. “I am absolutely considering running for governor, as well as giving other [...]
Nor’easter Adds More Woes To Sandy-Battered NJ, NY Area
November 8, 2012 | Posted by
A nor’easter covered the battered New York and New Jersey area Wednesday, dumping rain, wet snow and more misery on an area still trying to recover from Superstorm Sandy a week ago. Thousands of area residents who were still trying to dig their homes and cars out from last week’s devastating flooding were again relegated [...]
Storm-Ravaged New Jersey Dealt Another Blow With Small Quake
November 5, 2012 | Posted by
As if a storm of the century and the subsequent large swaths of destruction, power outages and crippling gasoline shortages weren’t enough already for New Jersey. The struggling Garden State added another natural headache to the list with Monday morning’s earthquake. The magnitude-2.0 tremor struck at 1:19 a.m. and was centered two miles south-southeast of [...]
Newark Mayor Cory Booker Opens Home to Hurricane Sandy Victims
November 2, 2012 | Posted by
Twitter has played a major role in sharing information about Hurricane Sandy—sometimes for the worse, like when trolls blatantly spread misinformation. But then there are politicians like Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who prides himself on how much he uses it to communicate directly to his constituents about everything from a broken down car to flooding [...]
Christie Praises President Obama For Handling Of Hurricane Sandy
October 30, 2012 | Posted by
The man who has been one of Barack Obama’s staunchest critics and one of the most ardent supporters of Republican challenger Mitt Romney was quick to praise the president on Tuesday. New Jersey governor Chris Christie was effusive in his compliments of President Obama’s handling of Hurricane Sandy. In an array of TV interviews and [...]
New Study: Fox News Viewers Worst-informed, NPR’s Listeners Best-informed
May 23, 2012 | Posted by
People who watch no news at all can answer more questions about international current events than people who watch cable news, a survey by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind finds. “NPR and Sunday morning political talk shows are the most informative news outlets, while exposure to partisan sources, such as Fox News and MSNBC, has a [...]
