🚨NEW POLL: Far-Left Radical Brian Varela is Surging in NJ-07
A new poll shows dangerous radical Brian Varela surging in the NJ-07 Democrat primary race.
According to the poll, 41% of Democratic primary voters see Varela as the candidate that represents them best. And in bad news for national Democrats’ pick Rebecca Bennett, Varela dominates in a head-to-head match-up with her, leading 42%-25%.
This poll comes as Varela has secured a slew of far-left endorsements. Clearly, Varela is the pick of the radical left.
“These poll numbers make one thing abundantly clear: National Democrats have a serious base problem. Brian Varela and his dangerously radical agenda have no place in the Garden State, and he stands zero chance against proven winner Tom Kean, Jr.” — NRCC Spokeswoman Maureen O’Toole
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Meet the Democrat Gaining Ground in NJ Congressional Race — and Why Republicans Should Pay Attention
Townhall
Amy Curtis
January 9, 2026
Brian Varela is a Leftist running to unseat Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional district. Varela threw his hat in the ring back in April, joining a crowded Democratic field.
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Now, new polling shows that while the race is still unsettled, Varela may have the momentum, even over the Democratic Party’s preferred candidate, healthcare executive Rebecca Bennett.
With no name recognition and limited familiarity with the candidates, some 77 percent of voters remain undecided, and no Democrat was earning more than five percent on the initial ballot. But when candidate bios were given to voters, support for Varela jumped to 13 percent. On the other hand, Rebecca Bennett’s support drops from five percent to three percent. In a two-way race, Varela leads Bennett 42 to 25 percent.
The polling memo shows that 41 percent of respondents believed Varela “best represents [them] and [their] interests in Congress”.
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Varela’s polling bump may be modest, but it’s telling. In a district Democrats are desperate to flip, he’s the candidate gaining traction, and he’s a Leftist who traffics in incendiary rhetoric and who is already calling for the impeachment of Cabinet officials to score political points. If this is where the momentum is building, it tells voters everything they need to know about the direction in which the Democratic Party is heading, and why Republican voters can’t take this race lightly.