{"id":2517005,"date":"2025-12-03T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-democratic-governors-attempted-political-comeback-ends-in-humiliation\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:41:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:41:25","slug":"former-democratic-governors-attempted-political-comeback-ends-in-humiliation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-democratic-governors-attempted-political-comeback-ends-in-humiliation\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Democratic Governor&#8217;s Attempted Political Comeback Ends in Humiliation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-democratic-governors-attempted-political-comeback-ends-in-humiliation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2517005&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey&#8217;s attempt too make a political comeback was unsuccessful as he lost the Jersey City mayoral runoff election to Democratic progressive James Solomon, who secured 69 percent of the vote. Solomon campaigned as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peru-votes-to-impeach-its-fifth-president-in-6-years\/\" title=\"Peru Votes to Impeach Its Fifth President in 6 Years\">anti-establishment candidate<\/a>, focusing on affordable housing and opposing developers and special interests.He pledged to prioritize residents&#8217; needs over political machines. McGreevey, who resigned as governor in 2004 amid a personal scandal, was criticized by Solomon for representing outdated and scandal-plagued politics. Solomon will succeed outgoing Mayor Steven Fulop, who recently lost the Democratic gubernatorial primary. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poland-aligns-with-us-as-trump-ally-nawrocki-becomes-president\/\" title=\"Poland aligns with US as Trump ally Nawrocki becomes president\">election result reflects<\/a> a broader shift within the Democratic Party, with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >voters favoring progressive newcomers<\/a> over traditional political figures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey&rsquo;s attempt for a political comeback crashed and burned Tuesday as he lost the runoff election for Jersey City mayor to Democratic progressive James Solomon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solomon had 69 percent of the vote when the race was called in his favor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Tonight is a win for Jersey City against the corrupt political machine,&rdquo; Solomon said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/12\/02\/james-solomon-jersey-city-mayoral-race-00674050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Together, we&rsquo;re going to build a more affordable Jersey City, where everyone has a chance to thrive and where the people are put first, not developers and special interests. My promise to Jersey City is simple: I will be a mayor for you,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McGreevey resigned as governor in 2004 after revealing he had an affair with a man.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solomon will replace Democratic Mayor Steven Fulop, who ran for governor but lost the Democratic primary to Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The runoff was required after no one received 50 percent of the votes in November&rsquo;s race. Solomon placed first in that contest; McGreevey second.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5630520-james-solomon-wins-jersey-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> noted that the contest evoked parallels with New York City&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-de-blasio-establishes-racial-justice-commission-stocked-with-aides-and-allies\/\" title=\"Bill De Blasio Establishes \u2018Racial Justice\u2019 Commission Stocked With Aides And Allies\">mayoral election<\/a>, in which far-left Mayor-elect <span data-nid=\"1095815\">Zohran Mamdani <\/span>defeated former New York Gov. <span data-nid=\"15384\">Andrew Cuomo,<\/span> who left office under a cloud of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deplorable-and-predatory-behavior-the-lincoln-project-condemns-cofounder-after-nyt-reports-he-allegedly-sexually-harassed-14-year-old-boy\/\" title=\"\u2018Deplorable And Predatory Behavior\u2019: The Lincoln Project Condemns Cofounder After NYT Reports He Allegedly Sexually Harassed 14-Year-Old Boy\">sexual misconduct allegations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/02\/us-news\/nj-progressive-defeats-ex-gov-jim-mcgreevey-in-jersey-city-mayoral-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, Solomon &ldquo;painted himself as the anti-establishment candidate who rallied his base by promising to take on developers who&rsquo;ve reshaped the city&rsquo;s skyline and capping rents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Excuse my French, but New York City&rsquo;s gotta get its s**t together,&rdquo; Solomon said about a housing crisis in New York City that has pushed Big Apple residents into New Jersey, spiking rents there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve built a ton of housing. But we are basically sucking up the demand that New York City has failed to build housing,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>McGreevey painted himself as the candidate with experience, but Solomon said it was the wrong kind.<\/p>\n<p>Solomon said McGreevey represented the &ldquo;politics of the past.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were just scandal after scandal after scandal,&rdquo; Solomon said. &ldquo;That, to me, is disqualifying.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One commentator said the election is part of a shift in Democratic Party politics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;In an era where the old guard is doubling down on recycling politicians and political dynasties, Jersey City and New York City have just sent a very clear mandate,&rdquo; Mussab Ali, a former president of the Jersey City Board of Education, said of the race, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/02\/nyregion\/james-solomon-jim-mcgreevey-jersey-city.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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