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Beau says:
The New Jersey Democratic primary took a surprising turn towards unity to retain Senate control and focus on defeating Trump.
Voters, Democratic Party members.
The full transcript provides more details on the local political dynamics and the implications of the candidates' decisions.
#NewJersey #DemocraticPrimary #Unity #SenateSeat #DefeatTrump #Election
Well, howdy there, internet people, it's Beau again.
So today we are going to talk about the New Jersey Democratic primary for a Senate seat
and some developments that have occurred there.
It's the seat currently occupied by Bob Menendez who has ruled out running again as a Democratic
candidate but hasn't ruled out running as an independent.
This race was shaping up to be something that, well, it might have gotten divisive.
And it turns out the race turned into ready, set, nope.
The two leading contenders were Tammy Murphy and Andy Kim.
Tammy Murphy has suspended her campaign.
talk about whether or not she really had a chance, but at the end of the day there
probably was a path to victory for her, but it would have involved a lot of money,
a lot of money, and a lot of campaigning against Kim. So she has suspended her
campaign and called for unity, although she did appear to stop short of
actually endorsing Kim. You have this statement from Kim. Tammy and I both
agree that it is critical that we keep this seat and the Senate in democratic
control. Unity is vital. We will continue our efforts to strengthen our democracy
in New Jersey while we come together to stand up against the dangerous agenda
agenda pushed by Trump. Okay, so what's all this about? The Democratic Party needs
this seat. They can't afford to lose it. Running a campaign that might have got a
little divisive would have been bad for whichever candidate actually wound up
winning. Also, it would have drained funds that could have been used in the general.
and now because of this move will be used in the general. So that's what
occurred. There's a lot of moving parts to it but at the end of the day what you
appear to have at first glance are a couple of candidates realizing that a
primary run against each other that might have gotten a little
dirty, might have gotten a little high in rhetoric, casting each other in a
negative light, was bad for the overall goal of the Democratic Party retaining
control of the Senate. So that's really how it played out. There's
more to it as far as local politics and the governor and all of that stuff, but at the
end of the day, it's a move towards unity and using those resources to defeat Trump.
It's really that simple.
That statement kind of sums it up.
Anyway, it's just a thought.
Y'all have a good day.
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