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

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

House Majority PAC’s costs are nan first awesome partisan finance successful support of erstwhile New Jersey Working Families Party leader Sue Altman, according to nan 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 nan district’s history of being somewhat redder than different parts of nan Garden State and having nan sanction nickname arsenic nan boy of erstwhile Gov. Tom Kean, is hoping to triumph his first reelection since unseating erstwhile Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-N.J., past cycle.

The occidental extremity of nan district, on nan Delaware River successful Warren County, is often geopolitically linked to nan reliably "swing" Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. From there, Kean’s territory branches northward to nan Delaware Water Gap and eastward on US-22 done agrarian areas to nan 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 first advertisement takes purpose astatine Kean’s pro-life grounds during his clip successful Trenton, claiming he had supported "extremist" abortion policies.

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

A Monmouth Poll past week recovered Kean starring Altman by 2 points, wrong nan separator of error. Kean’s advantages were connected nan subjects of nan economy, jobs, crime and immigration, while Altman won respondents complete connected corruption and abortion, according to nan survey.

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A conveyance passes nan 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 money is going to spare Sue Altman from nan consequences of her extremist record." The spokesperson characterized Kean arsenic a "moderate problem solver" and Altman arsenic a "professional activist."

Meanwhile, Altman run head Rob West antecedently told NJ Spotlight News that polling has shown nan title to beryllium a "jump-ball."

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

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A position of nan 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 nan 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 nan different area of nan authorities successful Cape May, and was preceded for 25 years by Republican Frank LoBiondo. 

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