Interesting update (I told y'all that this race would get interesting!): Wisniewski won the endorsement of the Princeton Democratic Committee in a public election with something like 60% of the vote in the second round. This isn't that surprising, given that Princeton is one of the progressive bastions of the state (this was Rush Holt's district), but this was also the first forum to feature all four candidates (Murphy, Lesniak, Wisniewski, and Jim Johnson) and Wiz won the vote among Princeton Democratic members by a comfortable margin. It'll make a few headlines Monday and Tuesday I'm sure.
FWIW I think Lesniak is gonna drop out at some point -- he finished dead last in the first round at the Princeton convention. Jim Johnson was a thoroughly unspectacular candidate and even with mics was basically speaking at a whisper to the audience. I'll also add that I've finally been to a town hall with each candidate except for Johnson, and Murphy was (to me) by far the most impressive, and I think that was the general consensus in the room I was in as well. So it's not like Murphy's a dead man walking. He's probably the best retail politician in the race, and is running in a very pro-Clinton state, and has deep-rooted pockets of support both in the well-to-do parts of New Jersey as well in urban areas.
tl;dr: Murphy's race to lose. Wiz catching up.
Thanks for all the updates I enjoyed reading them. I am excited about this race. I hope Wiz will win & I think he will unless Murphy overwhelms him with black votes. Teachers unions will be crucial too.
