Representative Mikie Sherrill won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey governor Tuesday, defeating five rivals thanks to heavy fundraising and political support from the bulk of the party establishment. She will face Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former state legislator who narrowly lost a previous gubernatorial race in 2021.
Sherrill’s victory means that in the two main statewide elections of 2025, for the governorships of New Jersey and Virginia, the Democratic Party is nominating candidates drawn directly from the military-intelligence apparatus—what the WSWS has characterized as the “CIA Democrats.”
Her opponents:
- Black mayor of a majority-minority lower-income city
- Jewish mayor of a neighboring majority-minority immigrant sanctuary city
- Black/immigrant teacher’s union leader
- Jewish legislator running on rightwing talking points
- White lapdog for the mob boss in the southern part of the state who has been deeply embedded in politics for decades
I would have preferred any of the first three listed, but when people call NJ solidly blue, that blue is on a national level, and leans heavily corporatist/“centrist.”. “White ex-military mom” is about as centrist as it got here, which unfortunately is what flies on the state level. The dem machine is thoroughly corrupt, and progressives don’t get much traction outside of their districts. The solid blue narrative really falls apart once you start getting local. There’s a band of blue that roughly follows population density between NY and Philly, with pockets of red where the pockets are deeper. Parts of the NW and SE are basically Alabama.
The current D governor (a milquetoast investment banker) is the first two-term dem since the 70s, and the second term was by a hair (to the current R nominee). He replaced two-term clown turned national clown Chris Christie.
People like to shit on NJ because of Jersey Shore memes and the areas around NYC being mostly concrete, swamp, and/or industrial. Save it. There’s plenty of real issues to dunk on. If the shade you’re throwing comes from an informed perspective, it’s more effective.
On a side note, I was very wrong about my predictions a few weeks ago. I was convinced that either the lapdog or the DINO was going to win… mostly because of campaign advertising. Sherrill completely ignored my area aside from some preliminary feelers early on. But she had the backing of the machine (which I was not aware of), and, well, here we are.
As a Virginian, I absolutely feel the pain of New Jersey Democrats. The way the party always shits its pants with awful centrists the second they lose a national election…
Ugh, there were better options
Dem or not, I’m very hesitant with any politicians with ties to the military industrial complex.
Which is fair. But you have to assess. Who else is likely to get in. Is there anyone else besides the Republican? If there is let’s get behind them and push them. But if there isn’t as sucky as this may be a right-wing Democrat is still better than an outright fascist. Although they shouldn’t be left in for more than one term at most. We should start lining up someone to primary them in the very next election. They don’t get a pass just because they’re not Republican.
…thanks to heavy fundraising and political support from the bulk of the party establishment.
Tells me all I need to know about Mikie Sherrill.
That article gives off severe tankie vibes. Do you have a similar source not written by Patrick Martin?
What part of the article do you need corroboration for?
I have complained about use of this source before. However, their Marxist Library is excellent!
Dunno, maybe an intelligence officer has unique skills suitable for resisting a KGB asset President 🤷♂️
Which is probably why .ml is unhappy about it.
I fucking wonder why leftists would be hesitant to vote for an actual CIA agent.
The CIA literally spent decades attempting to dissolve the Soviet Union and usher in free market capitalism - which led to oligarchy and Putin.
The CIA didn’t create Putin. He was literally a tool of the Vanguard for 16 years. Long before it fell. Literally every single Russian oligarch has ties directly back to the Vanguard as well.
Fuck the CIA and all. But nothing is more predictable than Leninist unable to acknowledge their own failures and needing a scapegoat.
I know I’m voting for her!
The overton window is a building now
TFW the “resistance” is just the MIC.
Yes, the commenter in the thread about
HIGHHogg not running for DNC chair again, who said the Dems will poop the bed absolutely called it correctly. I’m not voting for any candidate that gives the merest hint of anyone like this.
