So many things to read, let’s catch up: — Phil Murphy wins the governorship, and the focus immediately turns to progressive issues (that’s good): With Murphy now coming into the State House after campaigning on the $15 minimum-wage issue, it seems likely that New Jersey will eventually become the latest place to enact a $15 … Continue reading Post-Election Friday Roundup…
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Vote! Opened up the thread in case people want to share their experiences voting, or their thoughts. There’s not a lot of Camden news here — Jared did a roundup that included some of the long-shot candidates last week — so I’m going to leave this open. Drop your thoughts into the comments, and I’ll … Continue reading NJ Election Day Open Thread…
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This week, the South Jersey Chamber of Commerce held an event titled #ChooseCamden that featured a who’s-who of South Jersey politics, but nary a resident or person of color in sight. The Courier-Post’s Phaedra Trethan covered the event, including the announcement that Camden’s minor league baseball stadium would be demolished. She also captured extensive comments … Continue reading Why #ChooseCamden Shouldn’t Mean Create a Suburb…
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Steve has been a super helpful mentor in supporting me to think through the ways that I can further refine my writing. I’m going to take a page out of his extensive blogging handbook and focus quickly on something that super important coming up everyone should really be aware of: Election Day. I’ve written about … Continue reading Ahead of Election Day by Jared Hunter…
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With the gubernatorial election coming up there’s a ton of important content to be shared, there’s Camden news, and plenty more — I wanted to take a chance to share some of the conversations I’m having about politics: — How are Democrats going to talk about immigration? Especially with a wave of nativistic new ads … Continue reading It’s Friday, Let’s Talk Strategy (and Politics)…
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I wanted to share a conversation that I’m having with both a lot of grassroots activists behind the scenes here, and more explicitly with the Blue Jersey community. That is a discussion about the best strategy for progressive activists to deal with local party structures with mixed records on supporting progressives. That’s a hard conversation … Continue reading A Discussion about Progressive and Democratic Partnership…
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