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HotTeaBag

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13. Ah - we were too until February when we moved here.

Reply to Skraxx (Reply #12)

Wed Jul 8, 2020, 09:59 AM

Jul 2020

We lived right next to Brookdale Park - Mikie was our Rep by literally 50 feet the way the district is drawn, which was kinda funny. Now we're more firmly in Sherrill country.

Also, fun fact - the 11th. district is one of the top 10 most affluent in the country - pretty neat that it went Blue in the House.

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New Jersey incumbents steamroll progressive challengers in primaries [View all] RandySF Jul 2020 OP

Yep. Not fucking around here in NJ--voting straight party ticket. TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #1

Candidates Must Match Districts - Not All Districts Are Deep Blue or Seeking to Oust Incumbents Indykatie Jul 2020 #2

We're pretty polarized here. The two parties got to gether and divied up the districts. TheBlackAdder Jul 2020 #3

My Rep, Mikey Sherril flipped our district last electio, otherwise most folks are pretty entrenched. Skraxx Jul 2020 #10

I'm in her district as well (Little Falls). HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #11

I meant West, not Central Skraxx Jul 2020 #12

Ah - we were too until February when we moved here. HotTeaBag Jul 2020 #13

Yeah, It's a crazy district, they carved out basically the Brookdale area and lumped it in with Skraxx Jul 2020 #15

K&R Tarheel_Dem Jul 2020 #4

I don't know who the incumbents are in NJ.. Wish them the Best, though! Cha Jul 2020 #5

No she hasn't, that article is over 2 years old sunonmars Jul 2020 #7

Oh dear.. I wondered.. but of course didn't Cha Jul 2020 #8

Sorry to read this Cornus Jul 2020 #6

Great news! Except for a couple small districts, the party bad-mouthing has been R B Garr Jul 2020 #9

Primaries are a test of how happy constituents are with their representatives Bettie Jul 2020 #14