“The Revenge of the Pissed-Off Suburban Mom”: Democrats’ Painful Election Night Shows It’s Time to Shred the Playbook

The billboards were everywhere along the New Jersey Turnpike. The TV and web ads were just as ubiquitous, featuring a sinister black-and-white clip of Governor Phil Murphy appearing to shrug off any concern about New Jersey being a high-tax state. And every time I saw one, I thought, Attack ads about taxes! This could be 2009, or 1993! Things are getting back to normal—this is great! Well, not so great for Murphy, as it turned out. His reelection campaign never really mounted an effective response, and Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli came within 1.6% of pulling off an enormous upset. Further… Read Full Article