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Steve Adubato welcomes Sarabeth Berman, CEO of the American Journalism Project, to explore the current state of local journalism facing staff and funding cuts. They examine why local media matters to every citizen and how we can support and protect it. The post Steve Adubato’s Media Matters- Sarabeth Berman: The State of Local Journalism appeared first on Insider NJ.
BY COLLEEN O’DEA With just a few days left in New Jersey’s 2026 midterms, Democrats continue to hold a large early vote advantage statewide and in two of the state’s Republican-held districts, though there’s still no guarantee of a blue wave like the one that swept three Republicans out of office in the last Trump[...] The post O’Dea: The Latest Look at Early Voting: Dems Hold Advantage appeared first on Insider NJ.
BY COLLEEN O’DEA The last week before an election, it’s impossible to watch a television show or scroll the Internet without seeing campaign ads. For New Jerseyans, most of those involve the 7th District race, which both parties consider a must-win for controlling the U.S. House of Representatives for the next two years. Republican incumbent[...] The post Colleen O’Dea: The Air Wars as Time Ticks Down to Tuesday appeared first on Insider NJ.
BY COLLEEN O’DEA The last week before an election, it’s impossible to watch a television show or scroll the Internet without seeing campaign ads. For New Jerseyans, most of those involve the 7th District race, which both parties consider a must-win for controlling the U.S. House of Representatives for the next two years. Republican incumbent[...] The post The Air Wars as Time Ticks Down to Tuesday appeared first on Insider NJ.
What Are the Polls Telling Us About the 2026 Midterm Elections? A Rutgers polling expert explains how to make sense of survey results ahead of Nov. 3 With the 2026 midterm elections just days away, voters are seeing a steady stream of polls measuring everything from which party Americans want to control Congress to the[...] The post Eagleton’s Ashley Koning on Making Sense of the Polls appeared first on Insider NJ.
One of the continuing political allegations against Rep. Analilia Mejia in CD-11 is that she is “anti-Semitic.” That has been the contention of Republican Joe Hathaway since he began running against her in the April special election. That view appeared to gather some momentum this week when news surfaced that the Jewish caucus of the Morris County Democratic Committee[...] The post Morris Jewish Caucus Sets the CD-11 Record Straight appeared first on Insider NJ.
The final Emerson College Polling national survey before the 2026 Midterm Elections finds the generic Democratic candidate maintaining a significant lead over the Republican, 52% to 42%. President Trump holds a 37% approval rating and 57% disapproval rating among likely voters. “The 2026 Midterm season wraps with the Republicans at 42%, exactly where they started[...] The post Emerson Poll: Democrats Hold 10-Point Midterm Advantage appeared first on Insider NJ.
New Jersey voters don’t want to make it easier to build warehouses or data centers, but not because of concerns about electricity prices. According to the latest results from the FDU Poll in partnership IUOE Local 825 International Union of Operating Engineers, voters want to see more power plants and middle class housing, with opposition[...] The post FDU: Voters Reject Data Centers But Not Because of Electricity Prices appeared first on Insider NJ.
PATERSON – The day was officially about boxes. That’s why Mikie Sherrill and Rep. Nellie Pou spent Thursday morning touring the Accurate Box Company in this city’s Bunker Hill industrial section. Quite a tour it was. The 82-year old warehouse spans 400,000 square feet and employs about 350 people. It operates around the clock five days a week[...] The post Sherrill Backs up Pou in CD-9 appeared first on Insider NJ.
DENVILLE – Voters are more aware of what’s going on in CD-11. And that, says Joe Hathaway, is important. “Way more people are paying attention now than they were in April,” he said Thursday afternoon after early voting in township hall. And to Hathaway, awareness of the race and of incumbent Rep. Analilia Mejia is important.[...] The post Hathaway Votes appeared first on Insider NJ.
New Jersey voters are evenly divided over data center development nationally, but opposition grows considerably when proposed facilities move closer to home, according to the latest poll from the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University. Voters are evenly split on the construction of data centers in the United States, with 40%[...] The post Stockton Poll: N.J. Voters Split on Data Centers Nationally, Oppose Them Locally appeared first on Insider NJ.
Today, Make the Road Action New Jersey and the New Jersey Working Families Party — two of the state’s leading political advocacy organizations — launched a new radio ad against Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. as part of a six-figure campaign to unseat the Republican congressman in NJ-7, a critical swing seat that could decide which[...] The post Make the Road Action and the Working Families Party Launch New Radio Ad as Part of Six-Figure Campaign to Oust Tom Kean, Jr. appeared first on Insider NJ.
Latina Civic Political Action Committee (“Latina Civic PAC”), New Jersey’s leading statewide Latina political organization dedicated to increasing Latina representation in government and politics, proudly announces its endorsements of five accomplished Latina leaders seeking elected office in the 2026 General Election. The PAC’s endorsed candidates are: Congresswoman Nellie Pou Congresswoman Analilia Mejia Passaic County Surrogate Judge[...] The post Latina Civic PAC Announces 2026 General Elect
Voters Remain Positive on Sherrill, Move Negative on Trump “Don’t Know” responses to Gov up substantially, driven by Democrat Ambivalence Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ, October 28, 2026 – Governor Mikie Sherrill’s approval ratings have fallen over the past few months, but not because voters are disapproving. According to the latest results from the[...] The post FDU Poll: Voters Positive on Sherrill, Move Negative on Trump appeared first on Insider NJ.
Mikie Sherrill is feeling very good about next week’s midterm elections. “I will be disappointed if we don’t see significant gains,” the governor said on Tuesday’s “Ask the Governor” show on radio station WNYC. The governor has travelled around the country campaigning for a number of Democratic candidates. To that end, she stressed the need for strong Democratic[...] The post Sherrill Assesses the Coming Elections appeared first on Insider NJ.
