2017: NJ Gubernatorial/legislative elections

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I'm still expecting Murphy to win, but I'd consider anything closer than about 58-42 (or the equivalent percentages of a lower total if Lesniak and/or Johnson stay in) a good sign and a step in the right direction. For reference Clinton beat Sanders 63-37.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Ciattarelli could well win win the GOP primary by the way.

I don't know that, it is just a guess, and Guadagno won some super-important county lines in Ocean, Monmouth, Bergen, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, but Ciattarelli has momentum going into Middlesex, won Essex, Union, Somerset, Burlington and Mercer, and is widely regarded as a far superior candidate to Kim, Guadagno, who is closely tied to Christie and frankly not a very good politician. Ciattarelli is a really good speaker/campaigner, talks a lot about school funding (which is the #1 issue for a lot of New Jersey's suburbia), and is seen as the better candidate against Murphy.

Ciattarelli is a rising star. I've saw him speak on TV. He is a good speaker. He could give Phil Murphy a competitive race, but it would still be Likely D. Guadagno is somewhat boring, but would be a good 2018 or 2020 Senate candidate.

I could see a Republican winning against a sufficiently damaged Menendez, but I really doubt Guadagno would be that Republican.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

I look forward to Murphy's win, and I look forward to me hating the absolute s**t out of him once he's governor.