Former EPA Administrator Chris Daggett runs for Governor of New Jersey as an...
Chris Dagget has held top environmental posts under former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, as well as under Presidential Ronald Reagan. He was New Jersey’s Commissioner of Environmental Protection,...
View ArticleFormer EPA administrator Christopher J. Daggett will formally launch his...
…At 1 p.m. on Monday in the Statehouse Annex, according to Max Pizarro at PolitickerNJ. Background at IPR. -Paulie… Read more ...
View ArticleTen ‘independents’ file in race for New Jersey governor; some file for...
According to PolitickerNJ, ten “independents” – meaning an independent or a minor party candidate under New Jersey state law – have filed to run in the race for New Jersey governor. The deadline to...
View ArticleDaggett proposes intriguing idea: Luxury tax on self-funded campaigns
(excerpt from) PolitickerNJ Daggett proposes luxury tax on self-funded campaigns By Matt Friedman TRENTON — Independent gubernatorial candidate Christopher Daggett wants to institute a “luxury tax” on...
View ArticleChris Daggett: Mystery spoiler
A game of political hot potato is going on in New Jersey between the two major party gubernatorial candidates, with independent Chris Daggett playing the part of the potato. Originally seen as a...
View ArticleDaggett launches ‘must-watch’ ad in New Jersey
New Jersey independent gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett has launched what Mike Memoli of RealClearPolitics calls a “must-watch TV ad using look-alikes to mock the two major party candidates.” In...
View ArticleDaggett ‘polling in double digits’ in New Jersey gubernatorial bid
Political Wire reports that a Public Policy Polling survey on the New Jersey gubernatorial race, to be released today, shows independent Chris Daggett “polling in double digits”. Most of Daggett’s...
View ArticleLibertarian Kaplan joins Daggett lawsuit in New Jersey
The New Jersey news website NJ.com reports, “The Libertarian Party candidate for governor and five New Jersey voters joined independent candidate Chris Daggett in filing a lawsuit today challenging the...
View ArticleDaggett at eight percent in New Jersey gubernatorial poll
A new poll by the Republican firm Neighborhood Research finds independent Chris Daggett at eight percent in the New Jersey gubernatorial race. The firm’s August poll had Daggett at six percent. In...
View ArticleSeveral gubernatorial races could see serious independent candidates
The Washington publication Politico reports independent candidates “are poised to run serious campaigns for governor in at least a half-dozen states, a development that threatens Democratic fortunes in...
View ArticleIndependent Daggett picks up momentum, important endorsement in NJ governor race
Independent Chris Daggett’s campaign for New Jersey governor is picking up steam. And yesterday, he picked up the endorsement of the largest newspaper in New Jersey, the Star-Ledger. They said: The...
View ArticleAnother independent in the NJ gubernatorial race polls 12%
From PolitickerNJ: Relishing a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll this morning that shows him at 12% when Chris Daggett’s name is removed from a sample ballot and substituted with the name of another...
View ArticleNewspaper covers 12 candidates for Governor in NJ
from Ballot Access News New Jersey Newspaper Feature Story on All Gubernatorial Candidates October 26th, 2009 The Morristown, New Jersey Daily Record has this [see link below] very long and complete...
View ArticleInstant runoff voting in New Jersey
In light of the potential close three-way split (and there are nine other candidates in the race, too), three major newspapers have printed opinion pieces in favor of instant runoff voting. The Times...
View ArticleAP: ‘Third party challenges in NJ, NY are warning sign’
In an article today, the Associated Press is speculating about third parties’ near-term future in this country, based on strong candidacies this year: Third party candidates could upend two major races...
View ArticleNY Times op-ed celebrates third parties
Thanks to Ballot Access News for the tip. (excerpt from) The NY Times Three’s Company Ross Douthat / November 1, 2009 [Re: candidates Chris Daggett in NJ and Doug Hoffman in NY] …But both men deserve...
View ArticleDemocrats in New Jersey resort to dirty, potentially ineffective tactic
The New Jersey Democratic Party is now admitting that it has payed for robocalls in favor of independent candidate Chris Daggett. The political chattering class has been saying that Daggett voters are...
View ArticleWhat happened to Chris Daggett?: Why N.J.’s independent candidate failed to...
David Redlawsk writes at NJ.com: Chris Daggett’s campaign received much more visibility and attention than most observers had expected, but his debate performance, clever ads and early endorsement by...
View ArticleCahill Attempts Comeback in MA Gubernatorial Race
Independent Tim Cahill, former Democrat and current Treasurer of Massashusetts, hasn’t had the best of luck in his bid to be the next Governor of his state. A long while back, the RGA (Republican...
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