Montclairions Favor Obama When it Comes to Campaign Cash

Residents put their money where there vote was in the 2012 presidential election: for the Democrats.

  Montclair voted overwhelmingly for the Democrats this presidential election, and the majority backed up their vote with a campaign contribution for the same team.  Montclair contributed a whopping $330,522 to President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. This was more than four times what Republican candidate Mitt Romney received -- $71,369.  The average contribution for Obama was about $158, compared to $811 for Romney.    The trend toward Democrats was the same in Upper Montclair.  Obama received $271,246 from 1,610 residents living north of Watchung Avenue -- an average of about $168 per contribution.  Romney garnered only %56,703 from 76 residents in Upper Montclair-- an average of about $736 per contribution.  The map, compiled by …

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Political Journalism, Social Media and the Election

Four speakers debated the future of political journalism at Montclair State University on Monday.

  On Monday, Montclair State University invited four experienced speakers to try and make sense of the changing landscape of the news media in the 21st century.  The speakers were:   • Jonathan Alter, political columnist for Bloomberg. • Robert George, editorial writer for the New York Post. • Brigid Harrison, a professor of political science and law at Montclair State University.  • Timothy O’Brien, executive editor for the Huffington Post.  Throughout the debate, moderator Merrill Brown, director of the university’s School of Communication and Media, asked the speakers about the impact the traditional news media and social media played in the recent presidential election.  The following is a selection of the speakers responses.  What …

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Barack Obama Wins New Jersey

Voters in New Jersey on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving him the state's 14 electoral votes.

Barack Obama won New Jersey’s 14 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in New Jersey. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections.

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Michelle

1:50 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012

I'm assuing you voted for Bush both times. but I won't hold my breath for an apology from you for the ecomomic crisis that propelled Obama to victory to begin with in '08.   more ›

Montclair Election Guide 2012

The Township Clerk's Office changed two polling places for Tuesday's election: Bradford School and Watchung School.

  [Updated: 4 p.m. Monday] A full listing of Montclair polling places and their addresses can be found in the photo gallery of this article.  [Updated: 10:45 a.m. Monday]  The Montclair Township Clerk has officially changed two polling places in town for Tuesday's election. Power has been restored to Northeast School (Ward 1) and to Edgemont School (Ward 2). Voting will take place at these locations. Click here to find out your polling place.  Alternative Ways to Vote Voting by email or fax: To vote electronically, residents first must submit a ballot application by email, elections@essexclerk.com, or fax to the Essex County Clerk, (973) 621-6343. The County Clerk will accept electronic applications through 5 p.m. Tuesday. Once the …

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[Poll] How Much Will These Presidential Debates Affect Voters?

The Patch asks Montclair residents if these debates will really make a difference for people on Nov. 6.

  As the 2012 presidential campaign enters these last 22 days, the Patch asks: Do these presidential debates really matter? There is no doubt people are tuning into the debates between President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney. According to the television measuring company Nielsen, more than 67 million people watched the first debate.  The candidates are well polished. They have laid out their policy points and positions again and again during the past few months in countless interviews. Unless you have been living off the grid, it is hard not to have come across any chatter about the election.  But Nov. 6 will bring an end to more than a year of campaigning dating back to the first Republican candidate debates in mid-2011, so can …

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Christie Officially Out of VP Contention

Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan selected as GOP nominee, while NJ governor may serve as convention keynote speaker.

After months of rumors that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would be tapped as the GOP vice president nomineee, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney instead chose Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan on Saturday for the spot. Christie may now have the opportunity to serve as the GOP convention's keynote speaker later this month in Tampa, Fla. Being named the keynote speaker could open the door for Christie to run in 2016 and still allow him to serve a second term as governor. “With Paul Ryan on the ticket, this is a team that understands the economic stagnation our country has been facing the last four years and the urgency with which we need to change course," Christed said in a prepared statement Saturday afternoon. "The Romney-Ryan team is uniquely …

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Searchable Databases

New Jersey 2012 Presidential Campaign Contributions

Search our interactive database to see how much your neighbors gave to Obama and Romney.

Patch has created an interactive database so you can see how much your neighbors are donating to the presidential campaign—and to which candidate they’re writing their checks. We’ve included communities across New Jersey, so if you want to see what the campaign contributions in nearby towns are like, go right ahead. The information in the database was downloaded from the Federal Election Commission’s website. The data is based on quarterly reports, and is current through July. The data will be updated in mid-October.

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