Anthony Cucci

September 25, 2008 - 11:36am

For Jersey City Democrats, the curse of the second four-year term

If Jerramiah Healy wins re-election in 2009, he would become the first Democratic mayor of Jersey City to win a second consecutive four-year term since Thomas Whelan was re-elected in 1969.

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July 2, 2008 - 4:35pm

Is Bret Schundler the next Thomas F.X. Smith?

Here's a scenario: a former Jersey City mayor quits the post to make an unsuccessful bid for governor. After an eight year absence from the local political scene, he returns to run for mayor against 10 candidates, including an incumbent with a big war chest but who is under fire for raising property taxes, and a rising star named Cunningham.

The main issues in the campaign are taxes, crime and housing.

Sound familiar?

It probably does, and it's not just because that's one probable story line for the 2009 election.

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