Rafael Fraguella

November 7, 2007 - 5:47pm

Bodine does not better in 8th than past sacrificial lambs

Republican-turned-Democrat Francis Bodine won just 39% of the vote in his bid for a State Senate seat -- not much better than the 33% that Democrat Thomas Price won against Martha Bark in 2003, without the benefit of campaign funds and staff. Bodine won the same percentage as Gary Haman did against Bark in 2001, and ran six points behind Democratic Senate candidate Marie Hall in 1997.

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November 6, 2007 - 3:18pm

Does Roberts start at 49 or 50?

Republicans could be looking at gaining seats in the Assembly tonight, depending upon the outcome of some hotly contested races. Best case scenario: +6; worst case scenario is -7.

The GOP could pick up two seats in District 1, and one seat each in Districts 2, 8, 12 and 14, and not lose Republicans seats in Districts 2, 8, 11, 12, 14, and 39. Democrats would keep the majority, 44-36.

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April 5, 2007 - 10:12am

Party switchers

New Jersey voters traditionally have a distaste for party switchers at the state legislative level, not returning recent switchers to Trenton. Party switches occur almost always as a means of extending a political career, rather than some ideological shifts.

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