No single figure has been more associated with Atlantic City casinos than Donald Trump, now the Republican presidential frontrunner. WNYC took a trip down to Atlantic City to find out more about his history there, and his legacy. Our guide was Reuben Kramer, who covers the casino industry for The Press of Atlantic City. Reuben Kramer… Read the rest of this entry »
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A new focus group commissioned by GOP pollster Frank Luntz shows Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is virtually invulnerable to attack by rival 2016 candidates and the media, leading Luntz to say that it is now “totally conceivable” that Trump will become the Republican Party’s nominee for president. “The Republican leadership needs to… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump brought his campaign to the Jersey Shore on Sunday, according to a report by the New York Times. But it wasn’t a massive rally like the one the billionaire businessman held in Alabama on Friday. It was a meet-and-greet at the Long Branch seaside home of Seryl and Charles… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON, N.J.—Two men — each a star in his own world, and each a recent friend to Chris Christie — are promising to help the governor’s sluggish presidential campaign. Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, plans a fundraiser for Christie, and the departing Iowa House speaker offered his endorsement. Christie, who has been struggling… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 22nd, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie, Dallas Cowboys, GOP 2016 nomination, Jerry Jones | 2 Comments »
TRENTON — Three citizens groups on Friday sued Gov. Chris Christie and his presidential campaign in an attempt to spare New Jersey taxpayers from picking up the the tab for the governor’s security expenses while he is on the 2016 campaign trail. The lawsuit, filed in state Superior Court in Mercer County, alleges that the Christie… Read the rest of this entry »
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake,” Napoleon is supposed to have said. That maxim explains why so many Democrats can barely hide their glee every time Donald Trump lets loose a fresh torrent of idiotic bombast or a new poll reinforces his pre-eminence in the Republican field. Trump is too much for… Read the rest of this entry »
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DERRY, N.H. — Donald Trump billed his New Hampshire appearance Wednesday as a “town hall,” evoking a storied New England tradition that allows some of the nation’s most informed voters to engage candidates in thoughtful dialogue on the issues. But as he has done with most every other political tradition, Trump blew up the rules. He… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: August 20th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Donald Trump | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Donald Trump, The Great Wall of Trump, Trump Wall | 5 Comments »
WASHINGTON — Businessman Donald Trump held onto his front-runner status in a poll released Tuesday as almost a quarter of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents said they would support him for their party’s presidential nomination. Trump received 24 percent in a CNN/ORC International poll taken taken Aug. 13-16 after the Aug. 6 Republican presidential debate in Cleveland,… Read the rest of this entry »
By Mark Lagerkervist, NewJerseyWatchDog.org
Choosing political ambition over transparency, Gov. Chris Christie plans to appeal a Superior Court decision that ordered him to reveal a key cog in his taxpayer-funded publicity machine – a multi-tiered, high-tech list of 2,500 media contacts.
In court papers, deputy attorney general Daniel M. Vannella asked Judge Mary C. Jacobson to grant a stay pending appeal, claiming release of the record would cause the governor “irreparable harm.”
Jacobson had ordered the governor’s office to provide New Jersey Watchdog with a copy of the list by Monday and pay for its attorneys fees.
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Posted: August 17th, 2015 | Author: admin | Filed under: Chris Christie, NJ Media | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie, Christie's media list, Judge Mary Jacobson, Mark Lagerkvist, NewJerseyWatchDog | Comments Off on Christie appeal may postpone “harm” past primaries
Governor Chris Christie is “seriously considering” dropping out of the race for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination by the end of this month, according to a report on DCWhispers.
Christie is stuck between 2%-3% in national polls and did not get a bump in his poll numbers following the FoxNews/facebook debate last week during which he had a highly reported exchange with Kentucky Senator Rand Paul over national security and NSA data mining.
Posted: August 14th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie | 29 Comments »© Copyright 2024 | MoreMonmouthMusings | All Rights Reserved