NJ-02: New Jerseyans begin to wonder if even Jeff Van Drew could be vulnerable in midterms

New Jersey and national Democrats had almost grudgingly accepted that Rep. Jeff Van Drew, the states’ most prominent Trump loyalist, was untouchable.

But with President Donald Trump’s popularity plummeting, sharp swings toward Democrats in special elections around the country and Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s landslide 2025 election — along with an unpopular new artificial intelligence data center in the heart of Van Drew’s district — that may be starting to change.

At least one veteran Republican operative thinks so.

“Even Van Drew’s race is going to be competitive,” said Chris Venis, a New Jersey Republican who just launched a super PAC, the National Policy Action Committee, that he says may work to boost Van Drew’s reelection. “This year even R-leaning districts must be prepared.”



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