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New Jersey Democrat Pummels Republican Incumbent for His Vote for Insurrectionist Jim Jordan

New Jersey Democrat Pummels Republican Incumbent for His Vote for Insurrectionist Jim Jordan

After House Republicans tried to get insurrectionist supporting and election denier Rep. Jim Jordan elected to Speaker, Jason Blazakis, a…

6 months ago

Justice Department Wants Data on Nursing Home Deaths in States Led by Democrats

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has sent letters to the Democratic governors of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan…

4 years ago

Trump Falsely Claims He’s Not A Civilian As He Refuses To Follow NJ Quarantine Rules

Donald Trump will not follow new rules in New Jersey designed to fight the Coronavirus. The White House has confirmed…

4 years ago

Mueller Has Referred Another Trump Criminal Case to the FBI

Special counsel Robert Mueller has referred an immigration-related case involving one of President Donald Trump‘s businesses to the the Federal…

5 years ago

Six New Gun Control Laws Signed Into Law by New Jersey Governor

New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy signed a half-dozen new gun control laws on Wednesday, tightening the Garden State’s already…

6 years ago

GOP Candidate For Congress Says ‘Diversity Is A Bunch Of Crap’

The chances of Democrats picking up a Republican-held congressional seat in New Jersey just increased yesterday after a video was…

6 years ago

Gavin Newsom Vows, ‘We Don’t Obstruct Justice. We Demand Justice.’

California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom easily won the state’s primary for governor on Tuesday and will face a Republican businessman…

6 years ago

Plane Banner Tells Chris Christie To ‘Get The Hell Off’ The State Beach He Shut Down

From one-time presidential front-runner to a disgraced – soon-to-be former – Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie sure has come…

7 years ago

Despite Capturing Manhattan Bombing Suspect, Trump Says Police Are “Afraid”

Trump got around to criticizing another demographic in America and this time chose to insult the professional law enforcement community.

8 years ago

Chris Christie Nixes 1.6 Million New Voters by Vetoing Democracy Act

Chris Christie just denied voter registration to 1.6 million people, claiming not letting people vote as a remedy for voter…

8 years ago

Hypocritical Chris Christie Questions President Obama’s Faith

Chris Christie, who has repeatedly told others its none of their business what he believes, demands to know what Obama…

8 years ago

For Chris Christie, Freedom Means Nothing Left to Lose as New Jersey Voters Want Him to Resign

New Jersey wants to be free of Gov Chris Christie (R-NJ), as a majority want him to resign and an…

9 years ago

Koch-Republican Austerity Is Killing Michigan Democracy And Poisoning Residents

Bad things generally happen when corporate fascist take over government and eliminate democracy, and it is a fact of life…

9 years ago

Nebraska Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto And Ends Death Penalty In The State

Nebraska's legislature voted to repeal the death penalty on a 30-19 vote on Wednesday, overriding Governor Ricketts' veto.

9 years ago

Largest Paper in New Jersey Calls Chris Christie Out for Losing Touch with Reality

"The man has lost touch with reality," they opine. This can be the only explanation for how Christie still thinks…

9 years ago

Not Even New Jersey Republicans Want Chris Christie To Be President

A Monmouth University Poll found that Chris Christie is exceedingly unpopular in his home state even with Republicans.

9 years ago

Job Killing GOP Governors Have Resumes That Should Disqualify Them From Being President

Governors Walker, Christie, and Jindal have demonstrated that they are job killers, not job creators.

9 years ago

Jeb Bush Boards The GOP Crazy Train By Saying Raise The Social Security Retirement Age

While Jeb Bush is often portrayed by the media as the "moderate" Republican candidate, there is nothing moderate about his…

9 years ago

Desperate For Attention, Chris Christie Calls For Social Security Cuts

With his political aspirations on the ropes, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is calling for cuts to social security.

9 years ago

Chris Christie’s Hopes Dashed As His Popularity Sinks To New Low

A Rutgers University-Eagleton Poll shows New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie sinking to new depths of unpopularity

9 years ago

Vaccine Wars: Where The 2016 Candidates Stand On Protecting Our Health

Presidential hopefuls Chris Christie, Rand Paul, Ben Carson, and Hillary Clinton have taken sides on the debate over requiring vaccinations

9 years ago

How Koch-Republican Governors Rob Pensions And Slash Wages

Since most Americans are not like the Kochs, Republicans came up with a devious plot to garner support for taking…

9 years ago

Chris Christie Thinks Parents Should Be Able To Avoid Having Their Children Vaccinated

During an impromptu news conference in England Monday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told reporters that parents in America should…

9 years ago

SCOTUS, Interrupted: Wolf PAC Takes Citizens United Repeal To The States

Enter Wolf PAC. A grassroots effort spawned by the enormously popular Young Turk Network, Wolf's mission is boldly simple. Per…

9 years ago

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback Is Stealing More From Children And Retirees To Fund Tax Cuts

Brownback's latest trickle down approach to make up for gross revenue shortfalls "crippling the state's finances" include cutting classroom funding…

9 years ago

Despite Obama’s National Economic Success Republican State Economies Are Failing   

Republicans ran on, and won big with, their claim that the GOP is "the party of solutions" founded on conservative…

9 years ago

Chris Christie Flips Out And Goes Off On An Unhinged Rant Against Hurricane Sandy Victim

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie got into a confrontation with a former Asbury Park City Councilman who was part of…

9 years ago

Chris Christie Acts Like Schoolyard Bully To Quarantined Nurse By Daring Her To Sue Him

While out on the road campaigning Tuesday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Dismissed reporters' questions about a potential lawsuit regarding…

9 years ago

After Jon Stewart Slams Him, Chris Christie Claims He Knows More About Ebola Than Experts

After Jon Stewart skewered him on The Daily Show Monday night, Chris Christie proclaimed to Matt Lauer on Tuesday morning…

9 years ago

Chris Christie’s Fear Mongering Ebola Quarantine Of Nurse Blows Up In His Face

On Monday, a day after he told Fox News he had "no second thoughts" about his decision to forcibly quarantine…

10 years ago

Chris Christie Doubles Down on Koch Fueled Cluelessness About The Minimum Wage

Chris Christie refused to let Fox News save him from himself as he doubled down on his misinformed opinion that…

10 years ago

Chris Christie Advocates For Election Rigging By Republicans Controlling The “Voting Mechanism”

Christie may not have the anti-voter credentials of some of his Republican brethren, but he does not support the right…

10 years ago

GOP Senate Candidate Says He’s Losing Because Lazy Single Women Are Dependent On Government

New Jersey Republican Jeff Bell, who is running against incumbent Democrat Cory Booker in New Jersey's US Senate race, told…

10 years ago

Chris Christie Sides With the Koch Brothers on Climate Change

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie likes to pretend that he's a moderate, bipartisan straight-talker, but when it comes down to…

10 years ago

Republican Economic Policies Are Creating a Downgrade Frenzy In States Across The Country

The pattern is unmistakable; Republicans are ill-prepared to manage finances or an economy whether it is at the state or…

10 years ago

Chris Christie Condemns Democratic Process As Shocking And Underhanded

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was absolutely outraged that a bipartisan election commission in Illinois simplified the voting process that…

10 years ago

Freedom? Republican Run States Are Now Telling People What They Can and Can’t Buy

In a relatively new form of Republican fascism and regulatory overreach, Republican states have told consumers what they can and…

10 years ago

Chris Christie Makes Things Worse By Staging A Rigged Town Hall

Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie held his first town hall meeting with the state's citizens since the whole Bridgegate…

10 years ago

New Jersey Newspaper Apologizes For Endorsing Chris Christie For Governor In 2013

In its Sunday edition, the New Jersey Star-Ledger published an op-ed declaring that the paper is sorry for endorsing Chris…

10 years ago

Republicans Across The Country Are Passing Illegal Laws Requiring Teaching Creationism

Republicans have illegally passed laws mandating the teaching of the creationism as science in public schools using taxpayer dollars because…

10 years ago

Top NJ Democrat Tears Apart Rudy Giuliani’s Claim That Christie Probe Is A ‘Pile On’

This Sunday on Face The Nation, host Major Garrett had on both former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Democratic…

10 years ago

Chris Christie’s Presidential Hopes Dry Up as His Popularity Continues to Plummet

A new NBC/Marist poll shows that Chris Christie's net favorability ratings have dropped 23 percentage points since October 2013

10 years ago

Ken Cuccinelli Calls Out Scandal-Ridden Christie And Asks Him To Resign As Head Of RGA

On Tuesday night's edition of CNN's Crossfire, former Virginia Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli, called for New…

10 years ago

Chris Christie Will Use Inaugural Address To Pretend Nothing Has Happened

On Tuesday, Chris Christie will be inaugurated for his second term as New Jersey Governor. Of course, the past few…

10 years ago

Majority of Americans Now Think Christie is Lying About Involvement In Bridgegate

On Monday, Pew Research released its latest poll and it is only going from bad to worse for New Jersey…

10 years ago

Bridgegate’s Sinking Christie as NBC Poll Shows Hillary Clinton With a 13-Point Lead

Just last month, before the entire Bridgegate scandal unraveled, Christie trailed Hillary Clinton by only three points, 48-45. In this…

10 years ago

Christie’s 2016 Ambitions Disappearing as Poll Numbers Tumble In Wake of Latest Scandals

In a poll by Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press that was released on Monday, New Jersey Governor saw his approval and…

10 years ago

Chris Christie’s God Complex Makes Him More Deserving of Prison Than the Presidency

The real issue is not just whether Christie had a hand in closing lanes on the GWB, but his character,…

10 years ago

Chris Christie Caught With His Hand In the Sandy Relief Fund Cookie Jar

Things just keeping getting worse and worse for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The Department of Housing and Urban Development…

10 years ago

Jon Stewart Is Disappointed In Chris Christie’s Third-Rate Level Of Corruption

Stewart decided to go into detail about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's growing scandal over the politically motivated traffic jam…

10 years ago

Happy New Year: Minimum Wage Workers in 13 States Will Get Automatic Pay Raise

Minimum wage workers in over a dozen US states have something to celebrate as they ring in the new year…

10 years ago

The Folks Who Gave us Rand Paul Think Chris Christie Won’t Hold Up to Scrutiny

The party that has offered us every kook who walks in off the street would really like to wish away…

10 years ago

Winners and Losers From Last Night’s Off-Off Year Elections

There were many winners and losers (and one who won and lost) in last night's elections, but the biggest winner…

10 years ago

Democrats Win a Few Big Races at the Expense of the Tea Party

Tuesday's election results included two big-city mayors and a Democrat displacing a wacky Republican in the Virginia governor's office.

10 years ago

Virginia and New Jersey Democratic Voters Can’t Let Us Down

The rest of us are looking to Virginia and New Jersey voters to send Republicans the message the rest of…

11 years ago

Liberty Counsel Will Sue to Stop NJ Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy

What this lawsuit amounts to is that Liberty Counsel wants an exemption to the scientific underpinnings of our shared reality.

11 years ago

Rush Limbaugh Compares Marriage Equality for 9 Million Americans to Animal Marriage

Rush Limbaugh lived down to expectations today by claiming that the 14 Amendment doesn't cover same sex or animal marriage.

11 years ago

John Boehner’s F-Bomb to America

John Boehner, back to the wall, has come out swinging a middle finger, offering an F-bomb to Harry Reid and…

11 years ago

What You Need to Know About Voting in States Affected by Sandy

Election officials in several states are dealing with a variety of issues that come with whole communities being evacuated, poll…

11 years ago

Chris Christie’s Dangerous Attack on the U.S. Constitution

The U.S. Constitution was written by 55 men and signed by 39, but Chris Christie says 121 men and women…

12 years ago

Chris Christie Endorses the Popular Tyranny Founding Fathers Feared

Chris Christie has shown himself to be a proponent of the popular tyranny the Founding Fathers feared and wrote the…

12 years ago