Julia Johnson is a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner, where she also worked as a trending news editor. She was born and raised in New Jersey before earning her bachelor's in political science in 2021 from the University of South Carolina, with a minor in mass communications.
Democrats held onto the New Jersey General Assembly early Wednesday morning, sealing a clean sweep of both chambers after fending off a spirited Republican challenge.
New Jersey, while not a traditionally progressive state, has consistently voted blue in recent years. And while voters may not lean to the Left across every topic, they are predominantly pro-abortion rights. With just over one year since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, pollsters and Democrats in the state insisted that it was very much on voters' minds.
Another issue that bubbled up just before Election Day in a blow to Democrats was the end of the decreasingly popular offshore wind turbine plan of Gov. Phil Murphy . Last week, Denmark-based company Orsted backed out of a billion-dollar plan to build two wind farms on New Jersey's coast. The project had long been a part of Murphy's agenda.
Further, Democrats and Republicans acknowledged the economy was one of the driving factors for voters. Across the country, people have indicated they are struggling, and a majority of voters have disapproved of President Joe Biden's handling of the economy. In a positive sign for Republicans, polls have shown more trust in the GOP to handle the economy than the Democratic Party.
In October, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee made a late entrance into the statewide races, spending $50,000 on Democratic campaigns in the 11th, 16th, and 38th districts.
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