NJ-02: Gloucester Dems won't take sides in primary
Gloucester County Democrats have opted not to take sides in the race for the 2nd congressional district, leaving the five Democrats running to dethrone Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) on equal footing.
Tim Alexander, Zack Mullock, Bayly Winder, Terri Reese, and Bill Finn have been campaigning for the South Jersey district for months, but Gloucester Democrats decided to forgo an endorsement prior to their convention last night. It’s not the first time that’s happened; the party also remained neutral in the 2022 and 2024 primaries for the same district.
“While we will remain neutral in the Second Congressional District primary election, we have five good people running and look forward to working with the winner of that race,” the party organization said in a statement posted to Facebook.
Gloucester Democrats did give party support to five incumbents running for re-election: U.S. Senator Cory Booker, 1st district Rep. Donald Norcross (D-Camden), and County Commissioners Joann Gattinelli (D-Washington), Jim Jefferson (D-Woodbury), and Matthew Weng (D-Pitman). (Gloucester Democrats obey a rather top-down process, so there aren’t any traditional vote totals available to report.)
https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/gloucester-dems-wont-take-sides-in-nj-2-primary/