Patrick Murray

"I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. - Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory." -- John Adams, July 3 , 1776.

Border collie working from home..🐶🐾😅

"The United States was the only country surveyed where a majority had such negative views of their countrymen." washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/03…

Interesting #SOTU dial group. Trump gained a few points on most issues (expected temp. bump) but he went up a lot for his "Great Healthcare Plan" to divert money from insurers to people. Of course, this won't happen, but Democrats should be alert to power of this rhetoric.

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Wow

According to this article, Jackson got 200-300 students to register to vote that day.

Saw Jesse Jackson in Feb. 1984 at my Pennsylvania college. He packed the gym and got a good reception at our conservative campus. [Although he got my Jersey hackles up when he told us NJ students to register in PA because our home state didn't matter - at least in the primaries.]

Pouring one out for The Reverend Jesse Jackson. A giant and a champion for civil rights and equality. But can anyone read Green Eggs and Ham better? No.

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

@Jerseypio Yup. Stile’s in the center of it all.

@PollsterPatrick @RepBonnie Hey Charlie. Is that you?

17 Democrats are running to replace @RepBonnie in #NJ12 and they’re all here tonight seeking the Princeton Democrats’ endorsement.

@kmarnyc @RepBonnie See here. (Note: McCoy is listed erroneously, she is NOT a candidate). ballotpedia.org/New_Jersey%27s…

@PollsterPatrick @RepBonnie I saw 12 last Sunday. Do you know who the additional 5 were? Is there a public list of the filed candidates available to us lowly constituents?

@ShadowFrog7 @RepBonnie The format is that only half the group gets each question. So only 8 got the one on making an Israel aid contingent. Half volunteered that they would call it genocide. Responses varied by degree. Too much for me to summarize each one.

@PollsterPatrick @RepBonnie Let us know their responses if they're asked about Gaza

@upzonenj Unlikely - and unwise for - the establishment to get behind challenge Mejia now. Dem voters want authenticity in their anti-Trump fighters.

@PollsterPatrick It can get to 30 with a money cannon. It'll be hard to beat her in June though.

I remain surprised by how many folks did not see this coming. The data on the mood of Dem voters is there -- if you interpret it correctly. nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opi…

Who knew the Super Bowl was being played at Dunsinane?

all around banger loudest the stadium has been all game Bad Bunny haters in shambles

Blown away by the attention to detail for the sets on the Bad Bunny performance. Felt like being transported into his universe.

@upzonenj @moseshessstan More partisan than progressive is a good way to put it.

@moseshessstan @PollsterPatrick Yes, although the weird thing about that is it lets the left candidate win 11 with a plurality, and it might let the moderates win 12 with a plurality. (Although I honestly think 12 is more partisan than super progressive.)

As the result in #NJ11 is becoming clear, attention turns to #NJ12, where the Dem primary is the de facto election. First big forum is CAIR today. First questions have been about ICE (nearly all say Abolish) and affordability. Haven’t gotten to the Gaza question yet.