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Club for Growth spending $1 million to try to take down Donald Trump

assetContentWASHINGTON — The political arm of the anti-tax group Club for Growth will run almost $1 million worth of ads beginning Wednesday that attack Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. The Washington-based advocacy group, which has funded challenges to Republican Senate incumbents it disagrees with, said the ads would run in Arkansas and Oklahoma and appear online… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 24th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Donald Trump | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

Why is Donald Trump threatening to sue Ted Cruz?

assetContentTRENTON — Donald Trump on Monday released a news statement threatening to file a lawsuit over whether Republican presidential rival Ted Cruz is eligible for the White House, calling him “the single biggest liar” he has ever met. The warning escalates an ever-increasing feud between the leading two candidates for the GOP nomination just five days… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 15th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics | Tags: , , , | 2 Comments »

Trump and Sanders win N.H. primary, Christie trails early

assetContentNASHUA, N.H. — Businessman Donald Trump and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders won the New Hampshire primaries Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. Gov. Chris Christie, who had staked his campaign on doing well in the first 2016 presidential primary, was trailing other key Republican candidates in early returns. Trump, who has led opinion polls for months,… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: February 9th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Donald Trump | Tags: , , , | 4 Comments »

How Chris Christie lost the debate and the nomination Saturday night

By Stuart J. Moskovitz

Stuart Moskovitz

Stuart Moskovitz

It is amusing to see Christie and his supporters act like Donald Trump in claiming victory out of a resounding defeat. True, Christie landed tough punches against Rubio. it is arguable he may have hurt him with those punches. We will see Tuesday. Frankly, if Rubio still finishes second or third, Christie’s punches will be yesterday’s sushi.

The fundamental truth about the Republican primary is that there is only going to be one nominee coming out of this to face the Democrat. Proving you are almost as good at being Donald Trump as Donald Trump is not going to get you nominated.

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Posted: February 7th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics | Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Is the Christie-for-president boomlet tapering off?

assetContent (40)In the first surveys of 2016, Christie received 5 percent in New Hampshire and 2 percent nationally, all behind his percentages in polls released at the end of last year. Christie was at 4 percent in Iowa. Businessman Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, increased his support in New Hampshire and nationally. The one good news from… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: January 10th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics | Tags: , , , | 2 Comments »

Year in review: July 2015

Toni Marletta photo via facebook

Toni Marletta
photo via facebook

Marissa Procopio, 15, of Atlantic Highlands was struck and killed on July 7 by a hit and run driver on Rt 36 in the Leonardo section of Middletown. Toni Ann Marletta, 49, of Leonardo was arrested and charged with Leaving the Scene of a Fatal Accident, No Insurance, and other Motor Vehicle offenses on July 15.  Marletta was released from the custody of the Monmouth County Correctional Institution on August 4 after Judge Francis Vernoia allowed her to post 10% of her 150,000 bail. She remains free on bail pending trial.

The Procopio family filed a wrongful death suit against Marletta in December.

Leo Cervantesthe owner of Chilango’s Mexican Restaurant in Highlands and LaPlaya in Keansburg, was surprised to see himself featured in Governor Chris Christie’s first television commercial of the 2016 GOP presidential race.  Cervantes was part of Christie’s Hispanic outreach in the 2013 gubernatorial campaign, but said he never heard from the presidential campaign and that he has not decided who to support for president.

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Posted: December 31st, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Year in review: July 2015

Trump unleashes a tirade against Christie: He ‘can’t win because of his past’

assetContentTRENTON — Donald Trump on Monday night unleashed a new set of blistering attacks on Gov. Chris Christie, his rival for the Republican presidential nomination, at one point saying the New Jersey governor “can’t win because of his past.” Trump, the former Atlantic City casino mogul who has been leading the GOP race for months, made… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: December 29th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Trump unleashes a tirade against Christie: He ‘can’t win because of his past’

Jersey City cop, residents say some Muslims did celebrate 9/11

assetContentIn the weeks since Donald Trump ignited a firestorm by claiming “thousands and thousands” of Muslims in Jersey City cheered the fall of the twin towers on 9/11, elected officials, religious leaders and a former state attorney general denied the existence of celebrations in the city that day. Media outlets, after scouring archived news stories and… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: December 21st, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Donald Trump, War on terror | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment »

Monmouth Poll: PUBLIC BALKS AT TRUMP MUSLIM PROPOSAL

But most say the government not doing enough to protect US

 

West Long Branch, NJ – Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the US receives little public support in to the latest national assetContent (25)Monmouth University Poll.  In fact, more Americans believe that radicalized US citizens pose a greater threat than terrorists who infiltrate our borders.  At the same time, a majority support sending US ground troops to the Middle East to fight ISIS.

Few Americans (32%) believe the US government is doing enough to prevent a future terrorist attack on American soil, while 59% say it is not doing enough.  The public was more divided in January, when 44% said the government was doing enough and 49% said it was not.  However, they are not persuaded by a number of proposals put forth in recent weeks to stop such attacks.

Donald Trump’s proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the United States generates little support, even among his fellow Republicans.  Just 26% of Americans are in favor of this idea while 67% are opposed.  Majorities of Democrats (83%), independents (64%), and Republicans (52%) oppose such a ban.  In fact, only those voters who specifically support Trump for the GOP nomination favor such a ban (61% to 29% opposed).  Among other Republicans and Republican-leaning voters, nearly 2-in-3 (65%) oppose a ban on Muslims entering the country, with only 26% in favor.

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Posted: December 15th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Monmouth University Poll, War on terror | Tags: , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Monmouth Poll: Trump Widens National Lead

_donald_trump_2_jt_150718_16x9_992-340x191 (1)Donald Trump will probably have nice things to say about the Monmouth University Poll again. Trump derided Patrick Murray’s poll last week that showed his support in Iowa slipping to Senator Ted Cruz. Previously, Trump has praised Monmouth polls that show him during well.

In a poll released today, Murray is 95% certain that Trump’s national support for the 2016 GOP Presidential nomination among Republican voters is between 36% and 46%.

Trump’s next closest competitor is Texas Senator Ted Cruz, with 9-19% support. (95% certainty).  Trump’s current support is up from 28% in the October Monmouth Poll that he said nice things about.

Murray surveyed 1006 randomly selected American adults.  358 of them self-identified as Republican or Republican leaning voters.

Posted: December 14th, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Monmouth University Poll, Patrick Murray | Tags: , , , , | 2 Comments »