Do NJ-07 Democrats Support Murphy’s Blatant Power Grab?

November 25, 2025

Partisan hack Phil Murphy set the filing deadline to fill Mikie Sherrill’s open House seat to December 1, 2025…

That means candidates were given just ten short days, over the Thanksgiving holiday, to get onto the ballot.

Clearly, Murphy is desperate to keep Republicans off the ballot and clear the Democrat primary field for his handpicked candidate (and former campaign manager) Brendan Gill.

Do Rebecca Bennett, Brian Varela, Tina Shah, Greg Vartan, Megan O’Rourke, Michael Roth, and Sara Sooy support this desperate and corrupt power grab?

Partisan hack Phil Murphy’s special election timeline is blatant political corruption designed to protect Democratic insiders and silence voters. Voters deserve to know if New Jersey Democrats support this egregious power grab.” — NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’