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Obama Wins Florida By 1% [VIDEO]

Townsquare News Network — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:01:58 +0000

President Barack Obama was declared the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin that narrowly avoided an automatic recount that would have brought back memories of 2000.

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Runyan Looks Towards Second Term With An Open Mind

Jason Allentoff — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 14:22:46 +0000

Election night 2012 is in the history books. Now, the politics can step aside for a bit and the real work in Washington can begin.

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Governor Christie Talks About His Political Future [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:36:49 +0000

Well, that didn't take long. Less than 12 hours after Governor Mitt Romney gave his concession speech and President Barack Obama gave his victory address, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was being peppered by questions about his aspirations for higher office in 2016.

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GOP Incumbents, "Clean Slate" Win In Ocean County [AUDIO]

Rosetta Key — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 11:13:27 +0000

Republican incumbents coasted to re-election Tuesday night, preserving the GOP's control of the freeholder board and sheriff's office as the "Clean Slate" takes over the Board of Education.

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New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez Easily Wins Re-Election [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:48:02 +0000

As expected, incumbent New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has easily defeated his republican challenger Joe Kyrillos.

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Kyrillos Falls To Incumbent Menendez For U.S. Senate [AUDIO]

Stacy Proebstle — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:28:00 +0000

It was a defeat for Joe Kyrillos, the Republican challenger for U.S. Senate in New Jersey, who never figured out a way to beat a better-known, more financed incumbent.

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Election Numbers From Monmouth County

Dan Alexander — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:11:46 +0000

Election numbers as reported by Monmouth County. [button href="http://www.co.monmouth.nj.us/ElectionResults/Election%20Result.htm" title="TOWN BY TOWN RESULTS" align="center"] Registration & Turnout 425,634 Voters Vote Count Percent Election Day Turnout 247,783 58.22% Mail-In Ballot Turnout 23,298 5.47% Provisional Turnout 0 0.00% Emergency Turnout 0 0.00% Federal Overseas Turnout 0 0.00% Total 271,081 63.69% Presidential Electors 456/458 99.56% Under Votes 725 [...]

Election Numbers From Ocean County

Dan Alexander — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:00:41 +0000

Election results as reported by the Ocean County Clerk's Office

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Obama Re-Elected as US President

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 04:44:57 +0000

Barack Obama has won re-election to a second term as president, beating back a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney. Obama prevailed despite a weak economy and high unemployment.

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Election Day In NJ And The Nation [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 04:44:06 +0000

New Jersey and the nation head to the polls to select a new President. Read the stories and minute-by-minute observations of election day.

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Robert Menendez Gets Another Term, Beats Joe Kyrillos

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 03:49:23 +0000

New Jersey voters are sending U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez back to Washington for another six-year term.

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NJ Decides Interactive Blog, Twitter Feed

Dan Alexander — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:47:46 +0000

Share your thoughts and observations about the elections in our live interactive blog and read Twitter comments about the results.

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Christie Votes, Voices Worry About Nor'easter

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:40:51 +0000

Gov. Chris Christie voted soon after he got electricity that went out during Superstorm Sandy back at his home.

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Sandy Damage Won't Deter Voters [POLL/AUDIO]

Jason Allentoff — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:37:08 +0000

Today, New Jersey Decides 2012. And if there's one thing Hurricane Sandy didn't do - it was dampen voters' spirits.

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Helping To Get Out The Vote In New Jersey [AUDIO]

David Matthau — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 08:49:20 +0000

More than a million and a half Garden State residents are still without power, and hurricane or no hurricane, Jersey voters are supposed to head to the polls next Tuesday.

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Can The President Lower Pump Prices? [POLL/AUDIO]

Stacy Proebstle — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:38:59 +0000

It's an issue during nearly every presidential election. What can the chief executive do to lower gas prices? The answer is, unfortunately, not much.

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Jersey Voters Suffering From Politcal Ad Fatigue [POLL/AUDIO]

Stacy Proebstle — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 10:04:01 +0000

With the second presidential debate in the books, political attack ads are bombarding the airwaves. New Jersey voters say its wearing on them.

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NJ Leaders Push Higher-Ed Bond Question Ahead Of Election [AUDIO]

Stacy Proebstle — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 08:38:23 +0000

New Jersey voters will be asked to approve a higher-education bond question on the November ballot that will allow the state to borrow $750 million to fund construction projects at the state's colleges and universities. Its an issue that has bipartisan support, but in the end its up to you.

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Bogus Emails Confusing NJ Voters [AUDIO]

Kevin McArdle — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:27:28 +0000

Spurred by false Internet reports, emails are spreading like wildfire containing incorrect information about what New Jersey voters need to do in order to be eligible to vote in next month's national election. Voting rights advocates are now trying to set the record straight.

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Chris Christie – A Bully or a Strong Leader? [Poll]

Justin Louis — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 22:00:42 +0000

The on-air DJs here at WOBM usually leave the politics to our award winning news team. But with yet another incident of Governor Christie name calling in public, I'm curious as to your opinions.

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