New Jersey Governors Race

A Lesson for Barack Obama From the Harold Washington Playbook

Rebecca Sive | Posted 11.05.2009 | Chicago


Rebecca Sive

Chicago Mayor Harold Washington never did move away from his people; he stuck with them; he delivered for them. The result: They stuck with him.

2009 Election: Young Voters Who Helped Obama Stayed Home

AP | DENA POTTER | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


RICHMOND, Va. — Last year, 23-year-old Rashida Hill watched the presidential debates, visited the college political party meetings and put a Bar...

NJ Governor's Race Down To The Wire

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey's candidates for governor darted through the state on the last day of a campaign being billed as a vote on President ...

Chris Christie: "I'm Pretty Fat"

AP | Posted 10.29.2009 | New York


TRENTON, N.J. — The Republican in New Jersey's race for governor wants the incumbent to weigh in more candidly about the challenger's heft. Chr...

White House Intervenes In New Jersey Governor's Race

POLITICO | Ben Smith | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


One of President Barack Obama's key political advisers has become the central strategist in New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's bruising campaign for re-ele...

Ralph Marra Faces Ethics Investigation For Helping GOP Candidate

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey is facing an internal ethics investigation over public comments that may have helped his e...

Chris Christie, NJ Governor Candidate, To Testify About White Collar Crime Deal

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


TRENTON, N.J. — The Republican candidate for governor will tell a congressional subcommittee about white-collar crime settlements he approved as...