Bob Hennelly

Despite President Obama’s repeated appearances on the campaign trail, Democrats lost both of the gubernatorial elections up for grabs yesterday. Does this mean that the president has ...

Christine Todd Whitman, former New Jersey governor and president of The Whitman Strategy Group, an environmental consultancy firm, talks about what faces Chris Christie as the first Republican governor in eight years for the Garden State. Then Bob Hennelly, WNYC's senior political reporter, reviews the NYC mayoral election and ...

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Republican Chris Christie picked a nationally recognized charter school in Newark as the setting for his first news conference as Governor elect. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was there.

REPORTER: Hundreds of elementary students at Newark's Robert Treat Academy Charter School cheered the Governor-Elect who told them he ...

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It was a night of unexpected numbers as voters upended the poll predictions and voted to narrowly re-elect Mayor Bloomberg and replace Governor Jon Corzine with Chris Christie.

Tomorrow will bring three off-year elections that have garnered national attention: New Jersey and Virginia will elect governors, and a special election – which grew more special over...

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President Obama spent the day in New Jersey yesterday to campaign for Governor Corzine who finds himself in a tough bid for re-election. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has this report.

REPORTER: 13,000 Democratic partisans packed the Prudentential Center in Newark waving signs that carried President Obama's name ...

With just days to go before voters cast ballots in New Jersey's governor's race, both the Corzine and Christie campaigns are targeting Bergen County as a key battleground.

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With just days to go before voters cast ballots in New Jersey's governor's race, both the Corzine and Christie campaigns are targeting Bergen County as a key battleground. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: Governor Jon Corzine will be in Englewood at a forum on family ...

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With the election on Tuesday, New Jersey's gubernatorial candidates are working to motivate their activist base. Last night Governor Jon Corzine was in Hudson County, doing just that. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was there.

REPORTER: At the Teak on the Hudson Club in Hoboken the overflow crowd ...

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As New Jersey's major party gubernatorial candidates push for turnout in Tuesday's election, independent candidate Chris Daggett is still making his case to anyone who will listen. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports:

REPORTER: Daggett went to the Jersey City Rotary Club for lunch and a shot at ...

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Mayor Mike Bloomberg and his Democratic opponent Comptroller Bill Thompson faced off in their second and final debate last night. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was there and has this report.

REPORTER: The entire Upper West Side block was packed in front of the WABC Broadcast Center with ...

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For the first time in New Jersey's history the candidates for governor have running mates. And as WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports, the candidates for the new post of lieutenant governor are proving valuable on the campaign trail.

REPORTER: Democratic State Senator Loretta Weinberg and her Republican ...

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Mayor Bloomberg and City Comptroller Bill Thompson will meet tonight in their second and final debate. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

REPORTER: For Democrat Bill Thompson tonight's debate is a make or break event. The city comptroller is trailing in the polls and has been outspent by ...

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For the first time, New Jersey voters are getting a chance to vote by mail. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more.

REPORTER: It's a form of so-called early voting. Under state election law, voters can now apply to vote by mail. Robert Giles is the Director of ...

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There's just about a week to go before Election Day, and campaigns on both sides of the Hudson are working hard to engage voters so they'll be motivated enough to vote in an off-year election. With me to talk about the mayor's race in New ...

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Mayor Bloomberg switched gears from campaigning against a rival candidate to outlining his vision for a third term. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports:

REPORTER: Before an audience at NYU, Mayor Bloomberg predicted great things for the city at the end of his term in 2013. Crime down ...

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Governor Corzine and his opponents Chris Christie and Chris Daggett faced off in their final debate last night. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports.

REPORTER: For much of the hour, Governor Corzine was on the defensive over his four-year record. He cast himself as a leader who faced ...

WNYC political reporter Bob Hennelly joins us with a look at the race for the New Jersey governor's seat. Incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine has faced a steep battle to retain his seat, a...

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Tonight in Newark, Governor John Corzine debates Republican Chris Christie and Independent Chris Daggett for the last time before voters head to the polls. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports:

Tonight's public radio debate comes as the latest polling shows Independent Chris Daggett on an upswing, now getting ...

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Well over 3,000 people packed the Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletic Center in Hackensack last night to hear President Obama make an impassioned case for the re-election of Governor Corzine. WNYC's Bob Hennelly was there.

REPORTER: President Obama told the crowd that New Jersey was lucky to ...