What can be done to end the Jersey political machine?

[LabourJersey]

My serious answer would be proportional representation via STV, which was briefly experimented with in the Progressive Era, but seriously upset the machine Dems, who were horrified when Republicans, blacks and socialists started appearing in their turf.

I also think NJ - like many states - has far too many local executives and too small legislative bodies. If every elected local figure is just an at large plurality win, machinists can sweep every single race and crowd out opposition. Arguably it should also cut the number of municipalities to root out the numerous rotten boroughs, but I recognise that's basically impossible in most American states.

Definitely this. New Jersey has 566 municipalities, each with a council and mayor who are usually elected at-large. Plus all 21 counties have between 3 and 9 Freeholders (what we call county councilpeople). It's insane

[LabourJersey]

Run random MAGA clowns that only spend $67 on Dunkin Donuts and beat swamp creatures.

That didn't "end" the machine though, though it's a body blow to the Norcross machine for sure.

The North Jersey machine is alive and well, and hard to dislodge. The South Jersey machine has become very weak to declining influence and the unfortunate trends towards the Republicans in the South Jersey suburbs.

[LabourJersey]

As said above, move the statewide elections to presidential years. Also, there should be a massive push toward merging municipalities. The state should then institute ranked choice voting for all elections. Having a semblance of a third party might keep the Dems on their toes so they don’t get lazy.

Even moving the governor's race to a midterm year would dramatically help turnout.