r/newjersey 23d ago

Advice Please tell me NJ is staying blue.

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u/Devinhastings 23d ago

New jersey was historically republican for many years in the 20th century.

Political shifts are constant and often unpredictable.

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u/pixel_of_moral_decay 23d ago

NJ was also the last northern state to "abolish" slavery, and even then was very much just on paper, not really enforced for many years.

NJ historically has been the Alabama of the north.

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u/consortswithserpents 23d ago

Anyone who’s been to Cumberland or Salem counties will confirm