New Jersey
New Jersey’s political machines may be doomed
New Jersey political machine bosses amassed power by controlling state, county and local elected officials through campaign donations and preferential placement on the county line primary ballot.
New Jersey has been hit by a series of political earthquakes.
The Garden State, which has a reputation for government corruption, is also America’s last bastion of political machines. No one embodies that machine control more fully than George Norcro... [4542 chars]