Jake Wasserman
@jacobhwasserman.bsky.social
Audience editor @us.theguardian.com, formerly @forward.com, sometimes reporter, always a union guy.
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BREAKING: Mikie Sherrill will be the next governor of NJ.
"A lot of people made fun of the helicopter, but guess what? It landed here today!" said NJ Democratic party chairman Leroy Jones after the AP projected Sherrill the winner.
Story from me:
"A lot of people made fun of the helicopter, but guess what? It landed here today!" said NJ Democratic party chairman Leroy Jones after the AP projected Sherrill the winner.
Story from me:
Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey
Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in race that suggests Democratic resilience amid Trump’s second term
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November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
BREAKING: Mikie Sherrill will be the next governor of NJ.
"A lot of people made fun of the helicopter, but guess what? It landed here today!" said NJ Democratic party chairman Leroy Jones after the AP projected Sherrill the winner.
Story from me:
"A lot of people made fun of the helicopter, but guess what? It landed here today!" said NJ Democratic party chairman Leroy Jones after the AP projected Sherrill the winner.
Story from me:
Democrats in Passaic County have filed a lawsuit to extend polling for one more hour in after this morning's multiple unfounded bomb threats, according to the AP.
Passaic is also the only county in NJ where the DOJ sent federal election monitors:
Passaic is also the only county in NJ where the DOJ sent federal election monitors:
Mamdani‑Cuomo race draws Trump into New York City politics amid high‑stakes elections across US – live
Trump throws support to former New York governor as Democratic socialist hopes to become city’s first Muslim mayor
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November 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Democrats in Passaic County have filed a lawsuit to extend polling for one more hour in after this morning's multiple unfounded bomb threats, according to the AP.
Passaic is also the only county in NJ where the DOJ sent federal election monitors:
Passaic is also the only county in NJ where the DOJ sent federal election monitors:
I’m at Mikie Sherrill’s campaign watch party to talk with supporters as polls close and results come in!
Stay tuned and keep a watch on our blog
Stay tuned and keep a watch on our blog
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I’m at Mikie Sherrill’s campaign watch party to talk with supporters as polls close and results come in!
Stay tuned and keep a watch on our blog
Stay tuned and keep a watch on our blog
A local school board candidate who voted for Ciattarelli told me she’s running for parental rights over school policies that provide guidance for supporting trans students — “in case we don’t have a governor like Jack.”
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A local school board candidate who voted for Ciattarelli told me she’s running for parental rights over school policies that provide guidance for supporting trans students — “in case we don’t have a governor like Jack.”
Follow along with our live coverage of the election across the country today:
US elections 2025 live: Mamdani refuses to be ‘intimidated’ by Trump jibes as New York City, New Jersey, Virginia and California vote
New York mayoral hopeful hits back after US president says any Jewish person voting for him was ‘a stupid person’
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November 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Follow along with our live coverage of the election across the country today:
A retired federal worker in a predominantly Republican town where Trump owns a golf course in NJ (not Bedminster) told me he’s voting for Sherrill because “the Republicans are going to hurt me” because he is gay
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A retired federal worker in a predominantly Republican town where Trump owns a golf course in NJ (not Bedminster) told me he’s voting for Sherrill because “the Republicans are going to hurt me” because he is gay
Poll workers in Woodbridge at a site that had to be relocated told me that things are running smoothly, but that they’re seeing a little bit lower turnout than expected given the address change
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Poll workers in Woodbridge at a site that had to be relocated told me that things are running smoothly, but that they’re seeing a little bit lower turnout than expected given the address change
NJ is already off to a weird morning, with bomb threats called at polling places in 7 counties.
I’ll also be supplying our live blog with on the ground updates.
Send tips to [email protected] or jwasserman.75 on Signal
I’ll also be supplying our live blog with on the ground updates.
Send tips to [email protected] or jwasserman.75 on Signal
November 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NJ is already off to a weird morning, with bomb threats called at polling places in 7 counties.
I’ll also be supplying our live blog with on the ground updates.
Send tips to [email protected] or jwasserman.75 on Signal
I’ll also be supplying our live blog with on the ground updates.
Send tips to [email protected] or jwasserman.75 on Signal
of course, thanks for reading the story and engaging with it
November 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
of course, thanks for reading the story and engaging with it
there’s a section of the story that gets into the response towards protesters, though the man i spoke with had the charges against him dropped.
it’s complicated by a patchwork of laws in different states where a form of expression is possibly permitted, for example in Berlin, but not in Frankfurt
it’s complicated by a patchwork of laws in different states where a form of expression is possibly permitted, for example in Berlin, but not in Frankfurt
November 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
there’s a section of the story that gets into the response towards protesters, though the man i spoke with had the charges against him dropped.
it’s complicated by a patchwork of laws in different states where a form of expression is possibly permitted, for example in Berlin, but not in Frankfurt
it’s complicated by a patchwork of laws in different states where a form of expression is possibly permitted, for example in Berlin, but not in Frankfurt
thanks for reading!
November 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
thanks for reading!
Anyway please read and share my story, I worked on it all year and it’s the capstone of my years at the Forward
October 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Anyway please read and share my story, I worked on it all year and it’s the capstone of my years at the Forward