House Democrat PAC dumps last-minute $4 million into key blue-state race

A large House Democrats’ PAC announced it volition beryllium spending $4 cardinal successful the closing days of this predetermination rhythm successful hopes of ousting a Republican incumbent successful an different deep-blue state.

House Majority PAC’s funds are the archetypal large partisan concern successful enactment of erstwhile New Jersey Working Families Party person Sue Altman, according to the Huffington Post. Altman is facing disconnected against Rep. Tom Kean, Jr., R-N.J., a Trump protagonist known arsenic a mean Republican during his preceding authorities Senate tenure. 

Kean, buoyed by the district’s past of being somewhat redder than different parts of the Garden State and having the sanction designation arsenic the lad of erstwhile Gov. Tom Kean, is hoping to triumph his archetypal reelection since unseating erstwhile Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., past cycle.

The occidental extremity of the district, on the Delaware River successful Warren County, is often geopolitically linked to the reliably "swing" Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. From there, Kean’s territory branches northward to the Delaware Water Gap and eastward on US-22 done agrarian areas to the bluer Newark suburbs, notably encompassing erstwhile President Donald Trump’s Bedminster play club.

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Sue Altman is facing disconnected against Rep. Tom Kean, Jr., R-N.J., a Trump protagonist known arsenic a mean Republican during his preceding authorities Senate tenure.  (Associated Press)

It is besides 1 of a fistful of districts won successful 2020 by some President Joe Biden and a Republican legislature candidate.

The PAC’s archetypal advertisement takes purpose astatine Kean’s pro-life grounds during his clip successful Trenton, claiming helium had supported "extremist" termination policies.

Elon Musk’s America PAC has conversely invested millions successful advertizing favoring Kean, according to the New York Times.

A Monmouth Poll past week recovered Kean starring Altman by 2 points, wrong the borderline of error. Kean’s advantages were connected the subjects of the economy, jobs, transgression and immigration, portion Altman won respondents implicit connected corruption and abortion, according to the survey.

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A conveyance passes the Welcome motion to Lebanon, New Jersey, successful Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s district. (KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

A Kean run spokesperson told NJ.com that "no magnitude of nationalist Democrat wealth is going to spare Sue Altman from the consequences of her extremist record." The spokesperson characterized Kean arsenic a "moderate occupation solver" and Altman arsenic a "professional activist."

Meanwhile, Altman run manager Rob West antecedently told NJ Spotlight News that polling has shown the contention to beryllium a "jump-ball."

The Times and different outlets reported the contention has go specified a adjacent concern, New Jersey Gov. Philip Murphy urged House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., to assistance Altman via House Majority PAC.

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A presumption of the entranceway to Trump National Golf Club, which sits successful New Jersey's 7th District, disconnected I-78 and Somerset County Rte 523. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Kean’s spot remains 1 of fewer successful the Garden State friendlier to Republicans than naught. Before it was somewhat redrawn to see further suburbs of New York City, Democrat Josh Gottheimer’s Skylands-area spot was held for galore years by blimpish Republican Scott Garrett.

Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., a erstwhile Democrat, represents the different country of the authorities successful Cape May, and was preceded for 25 years by Republican Frank LoBiondo. 

Rep. Christopher Smith, R-N.J., has represented the precocious information of the Jersey Shore successful Congress since 1981. He remains the longest-tenured congressman successful authorities history.