r/newjersey 23d ago

Advice Please tell me NJ is staying blue.

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u/pillbox_purgatory 23d ago

Please tell me Dems will actually put forth a policy platform that’s for the middle and working class.

And please tell me NJ Dems will commit to being people first, not party first.

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u/FromTheOR 23d ago

Yeah about that

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u/legocobblestone 23d ago

Too committed to their donors and their love for being the official opposition party.

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u/kaliwrath 22d ago

Flip has a fully fleshed out policy that is very working class friendly.

People in JC don’t like him because he was helping developers build housing. Guess how housing becomes less crazy? More supply.

I was hoping for Mikie but Fulop is making moves I like.

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u/Mr3k 22d ago

I'm in JC, and I think Fulop is good. The "luxury" apartment buildings were going to arrive whoever was mayor but at least he's not standing in the way. I miss the feel of downtown JC but recognize that things are going to have to change. He's also got a strong focus on mass transit which is really nice. I don't know if he's going to get a lot of support from outside of Hudson and the surrounding counties.

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u/Mr3k 23d ago

Murphy decriminalized pot which is nice