{"id":2519782,"date":"2025-12-10T17:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T22:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kim-to-support-bids-against-those-who-fuel-corrupt-machine-politics\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T17:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T22:47:19","slug":"kim-to-support-bids-against-those-who-fuel-corrupt-machine-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kim-to-support-bids-against-those-who-fuel-corrupt-machine-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim to support bids against those who &#8216;fuel corrupt machine politics&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fkim-to-support-bids-against-those-who-fuel-corrupt-machine-politics%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=2519782&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>U.S. Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) has announced his support for primary challengers opposing New Jersey Democratic state Senator James Beach and other officials whom he accuses of perpetuating &#8220;corrupt machine politics.&#8221; This move follows a recent contentious hearing where Beach, as committee chair, blocked Kim from testifying against a bill that aimed to reduce the powers of the State Comptroller&#8217;s office. The bill was seen as an attack on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-directs-agencies-to-review-fight-against-global-corruption\/\" title=\"Biden Directs Agencies to Review Fight Against Global ...\">anti-corruption efforts<\/a>, which Kim strongly opposes.<\/p>\n<p>Kim criticized Beach for dismissive behavior during the hearing, including a remark to a constituent saying, &#8220;I don&#8217;t care about you,&#8221; highlighting what Kim perceives as broken politics in New Jersey. Beach, who has not yet decided on his reelection plans for 2027, represents part of the entrenched political establishment linked to powerful figures like George Norcross, a longtime influential power broker in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Kim&#8217;s broader political strategy focuses on dismantling this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-voters-appear-to-put-finger-in-the-eye-of-states-party-boss-system\/\" title=\"... voters defy ...&#039;s &#039;party boss&#039; system\">established political machine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/romantic-relationship-between-hillary-clintons-right-hand-woman-and-george-soros-son-revealed\/\" title=\"Hillary Clinton&#039;s top aide and George Soros&#039; son are in a romantic relationship, it has been disclosed\">supporting progressive candidates<\/a>, and promoting reforms such as eliminating the county line ballot system, which previously favored entrenched interests. He has also endorsed other candidates statewide, including backing Tom Malinowski in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-pro-trump-katie-arrington-launches-comeback-bid-in-south-carolina-challenging-establishment-nancy-mace\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Pro-Trump Katie Arrington Launches Comeback Bid in South Carolina, Challenging Establishment Nancy Mace\">congressional special election<\/a> and campaigning for the newly elected Jersey City mayor. Kim&#8217;s efforts reflect a push for more accountability, grassroots engagement, and leaders who prioritize representing constituents over powerful political interests.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Andy Kim to support primary bids against Democratic state senator and those who &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fuel corrupt machine politics&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2440940\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/andy-kim\/\">Andy Kim<\/a> (D-NJ) will endorse primary bids against those who &ldquo;fuel corrupt machine politics,&rdquo; starting with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\">New Jersey<\/a> Democratic state Sen. James Beach.<\/p>\n<p>Beach chaired a committee that last week blocked Kim from testifying against a bill that would strip power away from the Office of the State Comptroller. After Kim expressed his opposition, Beach accused the senator of backing the president on bills in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/senate\">Senate<\/a>, starting a verbal spat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3913334\/bruce-blakeman-slams-new-york-gop-leader-elise-stefanik-endorsement\/\">Blakeman slams New York GOP leader over Stefanik endorsement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3913087\/brad-lander-spurns-aipac-campaign-challenge-dan-goldman\/\">Brad Lander spurns AIPAC in campaign launch to challenge Dan Goldman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3912968\/missouri-democrats-secure-petition-signatures-new-map-voters\/\">Missouri Democrats secure enough petition signatures to put new map in front of voters<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kim did not mention his argument with Beach in his video endorsing primary bids. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m announcing that I&rsquo;ll be supporting challengers against State Senator James Beach and other elected officials who continue to fuel corrupt machine politics in NJ,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AndyKimNJ\/status\/1998816335673938017?s=20\">wrote on X.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Last week&rsquo;s shameful hearing and vote to gut anti-corruption efforts showed the need for more accountability,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;We halted the bill but need to keep our feet on the gas. We need leaders who represent the people, not powerful interests; and we need a grassroots army to build an anti-corruption movement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&rsquo;m announcing that I&rsquo;ll be supporting challengers against State Senator James Beach and other elected officials who continue to fuel corrupt machine politics in NJ. Last week&rsquo;s shameful hearing and vote to gut anti-corruption efforts showed the need for more accountability. We&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wAH85QQ1eo\">pic.twitter.com\/wAH85QQ1eo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Kim (@AndyKimNJ) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndyKimNJ\/status\/1998816335673938017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Kim took particular issue with a remark made by Beach directed at a constituent during the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A constituent from the crowd spoke out and the state senator, the chairman, looked at him and said, &lsquo;I don&rsquo;t care about you,&rsquo;&rdquo; Kim said in the video. &ldquo;And I just thought that that was so reflective of the broken politics that we have in New Jersey and frankly around this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Seventy-nine-year-old Beach recently told <em>Politico<\/em> that he has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/12\/10\/kim-seeks-to-topple-the-democratic-machines-in-2027-00685007\">not decided whether to run<\/a> for reelection.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey&rsquo;s 80 Assembly seats and 40 state Senate seats are up for election in 2027, and the state will elect new congressional members next year as well.<\/p>\n<p>Kim hasn&rsquo;t hesitated to wade into New Jersey&rsquo;s electoral politics scene. He has endorsed former Rep. Tom Malinowski to succeed Gov.-elect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mikie-sherrill\/\">Mikie Sherrill<\/a> (D-NJ) in the special election next year for her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\">House<\/a> seat, and campaigned for Jersey City Mayor-elect James Solomon.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of Kim&rsquo;s efforts focus on breaking a system that New Jersey power broker George Norcross helped forge. Norcross was charged with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/corruption\/\">corruption<\/a> last year, but the indictment was tossed in February. Norcross carries considerable influence in the state, and his support often made or broke races for candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Kim is trying to lift up the progressives left behind by the New Jersey Democratic establishment, applauding his own efforts to toss out the state&rsquo;s county line ballot system.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3913094\/next-generation-of-democrats-featuring-aoc-mamdani-is-bigger-threat-than-newsom-dhillon\/\">&lsquo;NEXT GENERATION&rsquo; OF DEMOCRATS FEATURING AOC, MAMDANI IS &lsquo;BIGGER THREAT&rsquo; THAN NEWSOM: DILLON<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that&rsquo;s a real testament to getting rid of the county line and making sure that people feel like they can have the right to be able to step in and not have to ask permission, not have to kiss any rings,&rdquo; Kim said.<\/p>\n<p>Kim was elected last year without the help of some of the state&rsquo;s Democratic machine. New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy&rsquo;s bid was backed by the state establishment, but she dropped out of the race right before the Kim campaign successfully sued to drop the county ballot line structure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Kim backs primaries vs. Dems fueling corrupt politics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2519783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Andy-Kim-Trans-athletes-scaled-e1765404435383.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9901,68602,12078,68603,3723],"class_list":["post-2519782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bids","tag-corrupt-politics","tag-kim","tag-machine-politics","tag-support"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Andy-Kim-Trans-athletes-scaled-e1765404435383.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519782"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519786,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519782\/revisions\/2519786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}