The NJ-7 congressional race is neck and neck between Democratic incumbent Tom Malinowski and Republican challenger Tom Kean Jr. But after Nancy Pelosi's husband was injured in an attack, the Malinowski campaign asked the Kean camp to adjust its rhetoric.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.The congressional race in New Jersey's 7th District is neck and neck between Democratic incumbent Tom Malinowski and Republican challenger Tom Kean Jr. Among Kean's central attacks against the incumbent, one that he comes back to again and again, is that he's too close to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
In one ad that's still on YouTube, the campaign asks: "Are you ready to take on the progressive Pelosi puppets and the scandal-plagued politicians screwing up this country? Then we need Tom." And in that same ad, Kean also says he's going toWell, politicians are allowed to criticize their opponents and the opposing party. What has Kean had to say about Pelosi since the attack?
This isn't just about Tom Kean Jr. Republicans all across the country have focused their attack ads on Pelosi. The Los Angeles Times reported that. Overall, what has been the Republican response to that attack, and has it changed their rhetoric? Plenty of outrage from the Democratic side of the aisle though. Are you seeing any of that filtering back to the Malinowski-Kean race?
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