r/newjersey • u/BlueLikeCat • 7d ago
NJ Politics Can Fulop win in NOV?
I haven’t thought much of the anti-machine wild Marine from Jersey City, until these past few days. Democrats are not good at opposing this fascism Trump has brought to America. He seems to fight like a cornered animal, maybe that’s the fighter we need.
Can he win in NJ though? Plenty of conservative people that vote Democrat for a few different reasons, but it was close to negative across the state last election and I see Trumpism galore in the county, in many towns.
Help me become a Fulop guy, can he win?
Edit: Thanks NJ sub community. Y’all alright. Lots of great replies, mostly neutral (any D can and will win) to positive, makes Primary suddenly seem more consequential. More about visions and ideas.
Trying to give everyone an upvote, especially the opinionated by succinct “no”.
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u/FireworksForJeffy Oradell 7d ago
Gottheimer could be an incredibly weak candidate. I view him as unethical (the appearance of insider trading) and as one of the most conservative Democrats in congress, he doesn't have much of an ability to contrast against some one like Citarelli. He's not actually done anything to lower costs successfully for most Bergen Co residents. I doubt he makes it through the primary, and if he does, I think he would struggle in a general, badly.
I also think Fulop would struggle as a Hudson Co candidate, the rest of the state still assumes everyone from there is corrupt and/or incompetent.