A primary election for Rep. Rob Menendez Jr., son of the indicted senator, will test the power of party bosses in the Garden State.
Tammy Murphy
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The Machine Crumbles
Andy Kim has not only pulled off a major upset. He may have transformed the political culture of an entire state.
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Andy Kim vs. the Machine
Today on TAP: Kim files suit against the ‘unjust and undemocratic’ New Jersey county line, while winning Democratic convention votes to cut into Tammy Murphy’s advantage.
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Trading Hard Corruption for Soft Corruption
New Jersey’s U.S. Senate Democratic primary, likely the end of the road for twice-indicted Robert Menendez, will be shaped by similarly distasteful machine politics.
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Andy Kim Takes the Leap
The three-term New Jersey Democrat explains to the Prospect why he decided to challenge indicted Sen. Robert Menendez.
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Menendez Loses the Senate
Today on TAP: But he can still keep his seat, if Democrats in New Jersey split the field.