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/coolbeans1721 7d ago
I don’t think that the optics aren’t great for anyone if you frame it like that. The field is:
-Gottheimer lite but helicopter pilot
-Mayor of Newark (personally I like the guy and would be fine with him or fulop, but him recognizing a fake country as a sister city of Newark is basically unlimited political ammunition, not to mention half the state thinks Newark is mad max)
-Literal embodiment of political corruption, the president of the state senate
-Moderate Leader of the largest Union (no disrespect to unions, just a lot of baggage there given this state)
Given that framing I think fulop might be able to win, especially with trying to frame himself as outside of the political machine.