Independents Have Poor Showing in NJ

by Brian DeRose

The 2009 New Jersey Gubernatorial election saw very familiar results for the Independent candidates running for governor, as no major independent candidate got nearly enough votes to contend for New Jersey’s top executive position.

Even major Independent candidate Christopher Daggett had almost 1/10th of the votes that Chris Christie had, and Daggett appeared in state sponsored debates and qualified for state matching campaign funds alongside Christie and Corzine.

Daggett, the only independent to be considered a major candidate had 120,821 votes according the New Jersey Division of Elections unofficial results which counted all but Monmouth County.
However behind Daggett the next largest Independent vote getter was Kenneth R. Kaplan with only 4,246 votes. The rest of the Independent candidates gathered votes in the low thousands with some candidates not even reaching 1,000 votes total.

“It’s very typical of any election” said Rowan University political science professor Dr. Lawrence R. Butler, “Independent candidates don’t get the votes that major party candidates do.”

Republican Chris Christie was declared the winner of the election late in the evening on November 4th, ousting incumbent governor Jon Corzine who only served one term.
Christie had over 1 million votes but had only about 40,000 more votes than Corzine did according to the NJ Division of Elections unofficial results.

The lack of votes for independent candidates is not anything new, as many people believe that voting for an independent candidate is a waste of their vote.
Even so, whether to spread their message or to help rally support for cause Independent candidates still run for office regularly in spite of a heavy party dominated political system.

Jesse Kurtz Loses Battle for Atlantic City

by John Russo
Jesse Kurtz’s vision to put Atlantic City back on the right path will have to wait for another four years at least as he did not win the election for mayor this past Tuesday. Winning the election was Lorenzo Langford of the Democrat party with 59% of the votes. Kurtz had 25% of the votes and independent candidates Joseph Polillo and Democratic Councilman Dennis Mason earned 13% and 3 % of votes respectively.

“I would have liked to have won but the numbers were impressive in their own right,” said Kurtz. “They show that I’ve made a real showing and will be taken more seriously in the future.”

Kurtz, 25, is very young and should not be discouraged by the results. Despite losing, he has gotten his name out there and that is very important. “I’m going to weigh my options and become more involved both more in the community and with my political club,” added Kurtz. “I am considering running for councilman in the 6th ward seeing that spot will be available in two years,” Jurtz said in reference to the spot currently held by Timothy Mancuso.

Though Kurtz is disappointed he lost, he still offered encouraging words for Langford. “I wish him the best. I hope that he is able to make dramatic budget cuts so people don’t lose their homes. I hope that he makes institutional reforms bringing transparency to government. I hope that he hires people and awards contracts based on merits and not on favoritism and cronyism.”

Donohue, McCann Lose Assembly Race

by Sheena Pierce

GOP candidates Michael Donohue and John McCann lose a close race to Democratic State Assemblyman Nelson Albano and Matthew Miliam in what was the closest race the county has seen in years.

Before election night, the first district assembly was to close to call.  According to the Zogby poll, Zogby International conducted a telephone survey of 601 likely voters in South Jersey.  According to their survey, 53% percent of voters would choose Assemblyman Nelson Albano and 37% would vote for his running mate Matthew Milam.  While 24% of voters would pick John McCann, and 23% for Michael Donohue. 

 However in the end Nelson Albano and Matthew Milam kept their seat with 99 percent of the voting district reporting on Election Day.  Albano had 30,510 votes and his running mate Milam won 28,122.  Donohue lost with 25,704 while McCann had 24,814.

In a press release issued by the Donohue/McCann campaign Donohue responded after the results were in and losing to a such a close race.  Donohue said the Democrats won by spending more money, and disassociating themselves from the other Democrats in New Jersey specifically former Governor Jon Corzine.

Throughout the campaign the GOP challengers changed their platform in order to change the voters views of the Republican organization.  “This is a gut-check for Republicans if we’re going to be effective as a political organization,” said Donohue.  “We have opponents who did a good job of convincing voters they are not Democrats.”

Weinberg Moves Forward

by Jessica Landolfi

Governor Jon Corzine hugged his running mate Loretta Weinberg as he addressed his supporters as he conceded to Republican Chris Cristie.

Cristie and running mate Guadagno were approved with 1,148,800 votes compared to Corzine and Weinberg’s 1,048,827 votes — a tight race 49 percent to 45 percent.

Corzine was the first incumbent to lose a New Jersey election since Jim Florio in 1993.

Weinberg took the stage to introduce Corzine prior to the speech.

“There is not one minute of this that I would ever trade in,” said Weinberg as she thanked Corzine and stepped down.

The buzz surrounding the election is that Obama’s support turned voters away from Corzine, but according to exit polls 60 percent of voters said Obama was not a factor in their voting.

Democratic representative Frank Pallone told Politico, “I think it’s the recession. People are hurting, “ said Pallone, “It’s hard when you’re an incumbent in this kind of economic climate.”

Weinberg will return to the senate next year, and is committed to supporting Sen. Stephen Sweeney for Senate President, according to PolitickerNJ.

Only 23 Democratic senators have ever backed Sweeney in his attempt to replace Richard Codey, the incumbent, and Weinberg is the fifteenth.

Daggett’s Hopes Dashed

by Gabriel Arnold

It was a disappointing finish for third party Independent candidate Chris Daggett, who managed to get only 6% of the popular vote. This was a major decrease from his relatively high polling numbers only days before the election that realclearpolitics.com averaged out to 10.4% of possible voters and a high of 20% two weeks before.

Daggett was disheartened by the results but showed a strong face. In his concession speech he restated his hope that New Jersey would see him and future third party candidates as more than a passing thought, saying “We [had] hoped that the power of ideas would trump the power of money in an election. But sadly in New Jersey, I think that’s still not the case.”

He also mentioned the low voter turnout rates and hoped it would send a message to politicians statewide. “People were disgusted with the nature of the charges, the allegations, the negative campaigning,” he said.

Despite his heavy loss, Daggett was quick to say that we must put aside negative thoughts and put energy and optimism into supporting the governor-elect, Chris Christie. “We ought to do whatever it takes to get behind him as a state because the state’s in trouble.”

It is a strong belief among many experts, including Murray Sabrin, Economics Professor at Ramapo College, that “many voters fell victim to ‘wasted vote syndrome,’” believing a vote for Daggett was an overall wasted vote because he didn’t stand a good chance of winning.

Daggett has not yet stated what his plans are for the future.

Christie Wins Over New Jersey

by Ashley Zazzarino

Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie overcame a traditionally democratic state to win the spot of New Jersey’s next governor. Many New Jersey residents were taken complexly by surprise. Even after President Barack Obama’s appearance in Holmdel over the summer to support former Gov. Jon Corzine’s campaign, Christie still proved victorious. The race was incredibly vicious, as each candidate took stabs at each others personal lives, and in the case of Chris Christie, his weight.

The win for Christie and his Lt. Governor elect, Kim Guadagno, marks a big win for New Jersey republicans. Some feel they finally have a stronger voice in Trenton. There has not been a republican in office in New Jersey since Donald DeFrancesco held office for two years before McGreevey took over in 2002. Although Christie is a republican, the New Jersey legislature is still primarily left-winged.

While many are hopeful, some democratic residents in New Jersey are convinced that the state will still be seeing the same corruption and problems for the next four years, despite the new face in Trenton.

Ads Have Little Effect on Outcome

by Moriah Wilson-Barone

After all the ad’s and all the mud slinging the votes are finally in and it’s the man who had less money to spend on those ad’s that is victorious. Republican Chris Christie beat incumbent John Corzine 49% to 45% to become the first republican governor in over 12 years in New Jersey.

In the end did any of the political advertising help or hurt the candidate? There is no surefire way to tell for sure but some votes were adamant that they didn’t, “I voted based on what they said on their websites about their policies” said Jennifer Barker, “I didn’t look at those ad’s because anyone can make a TV commercial and lie in it, I looked at what the candidates stances were or policies I care about.”

Although Corzine was the much richer candidate out spending Christie by almost 15 million dollars, Christie did get money for ad’s from various republican election funds. Organizations such as the Republican Governors Fund bought Christie ad time in key places.

Political ad’s will always be there, and if this election is any indication the ad’s will continue to get worse and worse in the coming years. But as the ads get dirtier do they also get less effective? Many people I spoke to think this is the case, “I’m just sick of them, I don’t get any useful information about the candidates from them because I always just think they are lying, I think they should ban them all together,” Jessica Prach of New Jersey says.

All the matters in the end is the results and those say that Chris Christie is the new Governor of New Jersey, whether the ad’s helped or hurt his victory we might never really know.

Sheriff Carmel Morina Wins Second Term

by Kellie Teixeira

The campaigning is over and results are in. After a two year term as Gloucester County Sheriff, Democrat Carmel Morina was up for ballot in the 2009 election. Running against him was political new comer Chris Marrero, a Republican and resident of Mantua, NJ.

On Tuesday November 3rd, Gloucester county residents voted and re-elected Sheriff Carmel Morina for a second term. According to NJ results Morina easily defeated opponent Marrero, winning with 42,345 votes and Marrero with 36,825.

According to Gloucester County News, Morina said he has unfinished business.

“I just want to continue to give the residents good service and be a valuable resource for the local police departments,” Morina said from the Board of Elections building in West Deptford. “It’s tough with this economy, which is evidenced with this race. We’re going to continue doing what we have to do at a savings to the taxpayers.”

Gloucester County residents could now settle back in with the incumbent Sheriff Morina as he continues through his second term. Morina has provided the county with many successful programs such as; Project Lifesaver Program, The Department K-9 Unit consists of an Arson Canine and was further enhanced by the addition of a Bomb Detection Canine to assist with county building security and to also assist the 24 municipalities within the county when the need arises, and insuring the public safety for all the people of Gloucester County.

Christie Win Boosts GOP

by Jeffrey M. Smith

Republican Chris Christie coasted to victory in New Jersey’s hotly contested gubernatorial race. Christie garnered 49% of the vote to incumbent Jon Corzine’s 45%, and the independent candidate Christopher Daggett was left trailing at 6%.

This election marked the first Democratic loss in a statewide race in more than a decade and was also the biggest win a Republican has seen in New Jersey since 1985.

“An indication that Republicans like Christie can win will send a signal to voters, specifically Republicans, who may not have turned out to vote in 2008 because they felt like they didn’t have a shot at electing their candidate. So, a Christie win could mean more Republican seats in Congress in 2010,” says James Mac Avery, a professor of Political Science at Stockton University.

Mike Memoli of realclearpolitics.com adds, “For the New Jersey Republican Party, it will be a much needed sign of life after a decade of consistent Democratic victories. It also gives them more sway heading into the redistricting process, which the Democratic legislature would hold significant sway over if a Democrat is also governor. “

 Still, Memoli also sounded a word of warning for Christie during his live blog on election night, “A somewhat stunning fact: by January, the governorship in NJ will have changed hands eight times in nine years.”

Christie Claims Victory

by Shannon Sadler  

In the waning hours of election night, Republican Chris Christie became the victor of the 2009 gubernatorial race for New Jersey. Being only ahead of former incumbent, Jon Corzine, by only a few points in pre-election polls, Christie won by an almost marginal scale.  According to www.state.nj.us, Christie’s total votes for all twenty-one counties in New Jersey was 1,004,219, only about forty thousand more than Corzine.  Independent, Chris Dagget, had the third largest number, with 120, 821 votes.

“Hey, New Jersey, we did it.” was Christie’s opening words of his acceptance speech and was meet with heavy applause from supporters who chanted “yes we can.”  New Jersey has been known to be a predominantly democratic state. 

Corzine also faced challenges, combating a very low approval rate for his state and facing allegations from political analysis that he was running a highly negative ad campaign which attacked many of the Christie‘s policies on healthcare, education; and even one such ad that has been suggested to subliminally attacked his obesity .

“I think it definitely hurt Corzine’s image, more than Christie’s.  It’s one thing when your attacking a politician’s policies, but attacking a politician for being overweight is just indecent and wrong.” says Ashlee Wynne, 20.

Patricia Winkler, 62, believes that another reason Christie was so successful, was because of Corzine’s history.  She says that the Republicans did a very good job of constantly reminding the public that Corzine was a former Wall Street investor.  She believes that since the recession, many negative views have formed about individuals who have worked on Wall Street.  She also says that it never looks good when a governor is spending three times the amount of his opponent campaigning when his state is in financial downturn.

Out With the Old, In With the Same?

by Mandy Rippert 

The 2009 elections have come and gone- and so has Jon Corzine.

In last night’s gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie defeated incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine 49% to 45%, by almost exactly 100,000 votes. How did he do it?

You could argue that taxes won him the election. New Jersey has the highest state and local taxes in the nation, and they rose significantly during Corzine’s reign in the state. Christie ran on the promise that he would lower them, and it seems as if New Jerseyeans bought into it.            

While Christie may or may not lower taxes he is certainly different. He is not Jon Corzine. That’s what many voters liked about him. For the first time in many New Jersey gubernatorial elections, many Democrats fled and voted for the former US Attorney Christie. Many residents simply didn’t like either, and stayed home. This seems to have worked in Christie’s favor.

But Christie’s more detailed advertising seems to be the big contributor. For the first few weeks of the campaign, neither party gave any concise information in the ads, and they each slammed the other. But then something changed.

After weeks, and perhaps even months of mudslinging, Christie’s ads took a different approach with the candidate himself proclaiming “here’s what I’ll do…” The Republican candidate laid out his plan, (or at least as much of it as he could in 30 seconds) on how he’ll “change Trenton”. No such ads appeared from the Corzine camp.

Albano and Milam Win Legislative Seats

by Kelsey Pollard

Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matt Milam both won their respective New Jersey First Legislative District seats yesterday November 3, 2009.

Albano, a union steward for Village Supermarkets Inc. won a third, two-year term. Milam, who runs his family Vineland-based business, Foundry Service Corp., a bulk-materials hauler, won his second term two-year term.

The Democrats easily defeated their Republican challengers, Michael Donohue and John McCann, according to unofficial results.

Milam and Albano celebrated their victories Tuesday surrounded by supporters at the Ramada Inn on Landis Avenue in Vineland.

Albano said he was relieved the campaign was over, saying the Republicans turned it particularly negative.

“I spent too much time on the campaign, and it is time to get back to work,” he said of his return to the assembly position. “R’s and D’s, let’s do it.”

Milam said he, too, was looking forward to another term. “There are a lot of things we still need to do.”

Sen. Jeff Van Drew wasn’t running for office this year, but he campaigned alongside Albano and Milam so they could benefit from his wider name recognition. In fact, they were called the “Van Drew Team”.

This election focused mainly on high property taxes, with both campaigns offering plans to trim state government to save taxpayers’ money. Another major focus was on health care, especially for seniors.

The 1st District race was expected to be close because the territory includes Cape May County, a Republican base, and Cumberland County, which usually votes Democratic. However, the Democrats soundly defeated their Republican challengers in this election.

New York Sticks With Bloomberg

by Noel Pendergrass

Michael Bloomberg was successful in his bid for his third consecutive term as mayor of the Big Apple. Spending more than 100 million of his own money on the campaign, Bloomberg took the election with 51 percent of the city’s vote.

After being announced winner of the election, Bloomberg addressed the city and press in his victory speech, “Today voters went to the polls and chose progress. More progress in our schools, more progress fighting crime and poverty, more progress creating jobs and affordable housing. And more progress building a greener and healthier city. “

He also thanked runner up Bill Thompson, “Bill is a good man, who I’ve always enjoyed working with… I thank him for his service to this city.”

“I love this city. I love it for all the reasons that you do: the energy, the excitement, the people, but I think I love it most because this is the place where no matter who you are, no matter where you come from, if you work hard enough and have a little luck along the way, nothing can stop you from your greatest dreams.”, said Bloomberg.

Election results were closer than expected with Bloomberg beating Democrat candidate Bill Thompson by a small margin of 5 percentage votes. A Quinnipiac University poll found Bloomberg up with 18 point lead just days before election.

Thompson thanked his volunteers and campaign staff saying “This campaign was about standing strong, standing tall and never backing down in the face of formidable challenge.” He also congratulated Mayor Bloomberg for his win.

Christie Wins New Jersey

by Vanessa Migliore

The results are in and Christopher Christie is now the new governor of New Jersey. Many people were concerned and unsure what was going to happen being that the ratings were so close together.  At Quinnipiac Christie held a lead of 2, SurveyUSA claimed Christie was ahead by 3, Christie conquered PPP by 6, Rasmussen Reports held Christie winning by 3, Daily Kos/R2000 leads by 1 but Democracy Corps says that Corzine was pushing a lead by 4, Fairleigh Dickenson’s poll stated Corzine ahead by 2 and lastly Stockton /Zogby held Corzine with a tiny lead of 1.

A local resident here in Glassboro, Ashley Torque states, “I am extremely happy that Christie won. We needed a change for New Jersey and I feel that Chris Christie will make it happen. With the economy doing poorly, we are desperate for someone to change things and bring our hopes back up.”

Christie plans to change the state and make it a better place. “This election was and is about the future of the state we love. I promised to restore people’s hope, faith and trust in the great State of New Jersey,” said Christopher Christie.

 Christopher Christie has big ideas for the residents of New Jersey. Starting tomorrow he is on his way to Trenton to “pick it up and turn it upside down,” Christie states. His next step is to lower taxes, lower spending, cut onerous regulation and get government back under control.

Christopher Christie is a man who is looking out for his state with a plan to better it; “not just for my children, but for all the children of New Jersey,” Christie stated.

Christie Takes Governor Race

by Chris McMahon

Parsippany, NJ- Republican candidate Chris Christie won the hard fought New Jersey gubernatorial election this past Tuesday.  He defeated incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine.

 Christie, who seemed at a loss for words, thanked his supporters on Tuesday night at his Parsippany headquarters, having to stop his speech several times to compensate for victory chants “Of yes we did,” and, “thank you.”

“”Tomorrow, starting tomorrow, we are going to pick Trenton up and turn it upside down,” Christie told the cheering crowd. 

According to the Monmouth University Polling Institute, voters who voted for Christie were most concerned with property taxes and corruption.  One the other hand, those who voted for Corzine were most concerned about the state’s economy and healthcare.

A big part of Christie’s victory was his support from the state’s independent voters.  60% of them voted for him, favoring the issues of the economy, property taxes, and healthcare.   

“That fact that independent voters rated corruption as such an important issue in their vote today indicates that they are really upset with the current political system,” said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute and exit polling analyst for NJN News and Gannett New Jersey on his blog Tuesday night. 

Neither of the candidates could be reached, but former Governor Corzine promised a smooth transition to the new administration in a phone call to Christie shortly after the results came in.

Christie Wins Independent Voters and State

by Benjamin King

Republican candidate Chris Christie won a narrow victory over incumbent Jon Corzine to become the next governor of New Jersey.

Christie defeated Corzine by about 100,000 votes, or 4 percent of the total vote. Final vote count put Christie with 49 percent of the vote, Corzine with 45 percent, and Independent candidate Chris Daggett with 6 percent.

“Tomorrow we are going to take back New Jersey for the least fortunate among us who don’t want the government to fix every problem but to give them a hand up so they can fix problems for themselves,” said Christie in his victory speech to supporters. Christie may have been alluding to which programs he intends to downsize in order to lower taxes, a key issue in his campaign.   

According to a poll taken by the Monmouth University Polling Institute, registered voters saw Christie (43 percent) rather than Corzine (24 percent) doing a better job on property taxes, an issue which polls showed was voter’s top concern.

Another factor was the movement of independent voters. In a poll taken just four days before the election, the Monmouth University Polling Institute found Christie garnered a 51 percent majority with registered Independents compared to just 29 percent for Corzine.

“Independent voters are simply unhappy with the job Governor Corzine has done over the past four years,” said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute.

In the days before the election many Independent voters shifted away from Daggett who held the support of 22 percent of independent voters only two weeks earlier.

“After a brief flirtation with Daggett’s candidacy, many seem to have returned to Christie as their best chance for change,” Murray said.

Republican Governor For First Time in 12 Years

by Shana Gorski

Chris Christie wins the New Jersey Governor race late Tuesday, becoming the first Republican to take office in over a dozen years.

Incumbent Jon Corzine called after 11 PM to concede and promise a smooth transition into office, the Associated Press reported.

 “Starting tomorrow, we’re going to pick Trenton up and we’re going to turn it upside down,” Christie said in his victory speech.

Major news organizations called the race for the former prosecutor, Christie, about two hours after polls closed, based on exit poll readings. 98 percent of precincts later reported Christie was leading the actual vote, 49 percent to 45 percent.

Corzine was thought to have an advantage with his large campaign funds and big named Democrat supporters, like President Obama.

According to the Associated Press, many experts predicted the election polls to be a lot closer.

Peter Woolley, a political scientist and pollster at Fairleigh Dickinson University, claimed that support for Corzine was consistent throughout the race. “How is the anti-Corzine vote really going to split up?” he said. “We found out as the voters solved the election’s major mystery.”

Christie faces a list of challenges in New Jersey, as the state has been hit with the recession, has the highest property taxes in the nation, and is overwhelmed with corruption. Christie is now also in charge of a state government where both houses of legislature are firmly Democratic.

“The campaign we just went through will seem easy compared to the tasks that lie ahead of us to fix the state,” Christie said during his victory speech. “There are no easy answers.”

NJ Race Results – Christie Defeats Corzine

by Gwendolyn Gibson

New Jersey- The race for New Jersey’s governor came to an end with Tuesday’s election and the results were that Republican Chris Christie defeated Jon Corzine.

Even with the such a strongly Deomcratic-based state and country, a Republic governor was appointed in New Jersey yesterday, Nov. 4, 2009. The votes were extremely close during the entire race, but Christie managed to pull off the win in the end. All the slander and propaganda wasn’t enough to sway voters’ decisions against Christie. Perhaps, it even turned the voters against Corzine because his approaches were so extreme.

What may come as even more of a blow, is that President Obama was backing Corzine. Obama said that “with a partner in the White House there [would be] no limit to what we can accomplish.” He frequently spoke out about people voting for Corzine.

“Even though I’m extremely liberal, I’m glad to see Christie in there,” said Andrew Steele. “Corzine was throwing his money around too much and his commercials were a little distasteful. It’s nice to see that didn’t work out, actually.”

Corzine will now give up his title after four years as governor and Christie will take over. Our state and economy certainly needs some help and, with luck, New Jersey has chosen the right man for the job.

2009 New Jersey Governor’s Race Results

by Mike Anello

The 2009 gubernatorial election in New Jersey is over. Republican Christopher Christie is the new governor and his running mate Kim Guadagno is the state’s first Lieutenant Governor. Christie will replace former Democratic governor Jon S. Corzine. President Barack Obama campaigned for Corzine and he was expected to retain his position. “I was going to vote for Christie but Obama was campaigning for Corzine, so I voted for Corzine instead,” Christopher Martini said. Martini is in the minority because Obama’s extensive campaigning did not make an impact on voters. “I believe that it is a good change for New Jersey,” Carolyn A. Benson said. “Maybe Christie will get rid of the corruption that has plagued this state for a long time,” Benson added.

Christie won the election based on his anti-Obama and anti-Democratic campaigns as well as his personal popularity. Christie came out with commercials about the death of his mother to breast cancer to promote free mammograms for women. “A lot of voters in my county are sick of Obama and it is a Republican run county,” John Papaserge said. “It is a major deal to have free mammograms and women should get checked,” Colleen Verespy said.

Independent candidate Chris Daggett and his running mate Frank Esposito were lost in a Republican versus Democrat election. “It is unfortunate that the Independent candidate or any third-party candidate lose in the two-party system that we have,” Tyler Mizglewski said. “I think a lot of voters pick the Republican or Democrat based on their political ideology instead of the issues,” Mizglewski added.

Chris Daggett: The Independent Dark Horse of ‘09

by Gabriel Arnold

Chris Daggett - Courtesy of princeton.edu

The race to the New Jersey governor’s house was already expected to be a heated election, but it is being made all the more interesting by the inclusion of third party candidate Chris Daggett.

Daggett, 59, is a former Republican now running as an Independent. He is a former regional administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and was Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

On April 20, 2009 he announced his candidacy for governor, stating in his announcement speech that, as someone untied to party lines, he was going to be the change New Jersey is looking for. From the outset he made it clear that the state’s massive money problems were going to be his main issue, saying in his announcement speech, “That governor who isn’t going to let politics dictate decisions is me and I’m here to tell you that New Jersey’s current budget is $47 billion dollars and rising, whether the party bosses want to say so or not. Democratic and Republican politicians think New Jerseyians can’t handle the truth. New Jerseyians have already figured out the truth…they too have had enough.”