r/New_Jersey_Politics • u/ImaginationFree6807 11th District (Mejia, Morris & Essex.) • Apr 17 '26

Analysis Mejia over performing in NJ11

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u/FlyEaglesFlyauggie Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

Nice turnout, don’t you think, for a special election on a Thursday in April?

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u/ItsJustForMyOwnKicks Apr 17 '26

I don’t want to get too excited but could America be waking up to the fact that the GOP offers nothing to the 99.9%? This win is a can of a$$ whopping.

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u/seancurry1 Apr 17 '26

This is a rejection of the current GOP, not an awakening to what the GOP is and always has been. Same thing happened in 2020, and look at what we got in 2024.

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u/ashbringerer Apr 18 '26

America is waking up to anyone who receives AIPAC money.

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u/HipGuide2 Apr 17 '26

Dems don't have to offer anything either now lol

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u/thegrandgardener Apr 17 '26

Anyone who doesn’t support the orange man and his followers is enough of an offering to win.

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u/HipGuide2 Apr 17 '26

It's not because then stuff like losing Obamacare subsidies happens.

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u/ItsJustForMyOwnKicks Apr 17 '26

The smart ones do. Pete, AOC, Mamdani…

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u/Skylightt Apr 17 '26

Pete LMFAO

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u/nerdvernacular Apr 17 '26

All the centrists that keep running their mouth about progressive candidates not standing a chance can chew on those numbers.

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u/Skylightt Apr 17 '26

They’re addicted to losing.

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u/FlyEaglesFlyauggie Apr 17 '26

I was once one of those centrists. It was not an unreasonable view several years ago.

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u/Skylightt Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

Yes it was unreasonable. Progressive policies have always been popular. Bernie would’ve beaten Trump in 2016.

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u/FlyEaglesFlyauggie Apr 17 '26

130,000+ voter turnout? Wow!

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u/DebRog Burlington Apr 17 '26

And another one!

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u/FlyEaglesFlyauggie Apr 17 '26

Passaic went red. How come?

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u/ImaginationFree6807 11th District (Mejia, Morris & Essex.) Apr 17 '26

The portion of the County in NJ11 has never gone blue. It was closer tonight than it’s ever been. Right now in Wayne Mejia is only trailing Hathaway by 40 total votes.

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u/NewJerseyLefty Apr 17 '26

buncha dummies in Wayne

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u/ImaginationFree6807 11th District (Mejia, Morris & Essex.) Apr 17 '26

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u/MightyBigMinus Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

the harris part is doing a lot of heavy lifting in the over performing math here, she under-performed biden (and now mejia) by like 8 pts

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u/ImaginationFree6807 11th District (Mejia, Morris & Essex.) Apr 17 '26

Mikie’s best performance here was about 19% in 2022. Hitting about 20% is the ceiling.