Committed Members are elected at the precinct level every two years. I can give you the address and name of every registered Democratic party member in my precinct.
Each nominee attends the county convention and asks for the line. I know I will start calling next weekend and knocking on doors to find out who people want.
We also have closed primaries - which ensure only the party faithful make a selection in June.
So for the primary, Andy Kim, Tammy Murphy and cross fingers - Tom Malinowski will be on the ballot. The voters pick their nominee - but the Committee selects the line.
Also - if the candidates drop out - we switch the party line to the next highest.
I was in Puerto Rico for the 2020 convention - so I had no part in Bloomberg getting the line.
But by the time of the Primary - Biden secured it.
Remember - we are one of the last states in the primary process, and we are generally ignored . . . we don't register in the minds of the National body politic.
Let New Jersey be New Jersey. For every $6.28 we send to Fed Gov - we get $1 back. For that alone - I say leave us be. We don't ask for anything, take care of ourselves, and don't make problems.
https://smartasset.com/data-studies/states-most-dependent-federal-government-2023#:~:text=For%20every%20%246.28%20New%20Jersey%20forks%20over,to%20the%20federal%20government%2C%20it%20receives%20%241%20back.
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