Real Numbers and Other Musings

Cross-posted at PolitickerNJ A new 501(c)(4) – i.e. a “shadow PAC” – is on the block in New Jersey and the criticism has been fast and furio...

Cross-posted at PolitickerNJ Here’s the story line so far.* After successfully corralling enough Democratic legislators to pass pension and ...

In just a few hours, NJN as we know it will go dark. I, for one, will miss it. It played an integral role in developing my awareness of wh...

Cross-posted at PolitickerNJ A new player entered New Jersey’s crowded polling market and confirmed the recent decline in Governor Christie’...

Cross-posted at PolitickerNJ Today is primary day in New Jersey.  Here’s a rundown of the contested seats, including my picks for most intri...

Cross-posted at PolitickerNJ New Jersey political observers are aware that Governor Christie’s job rating has taken a tumble in the past mon...

Cross-posted at PolitickerNJ The latest Supreme Court ruling on educational funding presented some interesting options for Chris Christie. ...

This post originally appeared as an op-ed column in the Asbury Park Press, Courier News, Courier-Post, Daily Record, and Home News Tribune. ...

Cross-posted at PolitickerNJ Now that the primary candidate petitions have been filed, we can start to get a good sense of what the New Jers...

Cross-posted at PolitickerNJ "The Democratic map, I believe, was a more conservative, less disruptive map," Alan Rosenthal said te...

Cross-posted at PolitickerNJ The Legislative Apportionment Commission has decided on a Democratic map. The 11th member, Alan Rosenthal, ma...

Cross-posted at PolitickerNJ What makes a legislative map competitive? Definitions vary, but in my view it includes the following character...

Cross-posted at PolitickerNJ Now the work begins. With the appointment of Alan Rosenthal as the 11th member of the New Jersey Apportionment...

Cross-posted at PolitickerNJ [2/18 note: There is some debate whether Portuguese-American Albert Coutinho should be counted as a Latino legi...