Comments, texts, and tweets. All 435 house seats are up for election in november. Only 91 of those races are competitive according to the cook report. Drew, whof van switched parties from democrat to republican last december, faces democratic challenger amy kennedy. Your watching live coverage on cspan. For me it means moving out of be coronavirus, and it will important to focus on the values of our community. The candidates will have their chance to square off on covid recovery, the economy, Climate Change, policing my health care, and all the issues critical to the people of south jersey. Welcome to thed Academic Center at Stockton University here in Atlantic City. For the next 60 minutes or so, we will have a spirited and informative debate between Second District congressional sitting republican congressman Jeff Van Drew and amy kennedy, followed by post debate analysis. Our moderator this evening is the centers executive director. The panelist asking the questions are my colleague
Workingcratic party is to the left. His opponent, amy kennedy. Teacher. Blic school we want to know the voices in south jersey are heard. I think i am the person to do that. I am raising my family here. It is my home. And my whole family lives in the area. What is happening in our community. Thehe face for the seats in second congressional district. I have walked it, i have talked it. The people in south jersey are good, middleclass people. To beat jeff, we need to have a vision of what we want this country to look like going forward. For me, that means focusing on social justice. Moving out of the coronavirus and George Floyds death, it will be important to focus on the values of our community. The candidates will have their chance to square off on covid recovery, the economy, Climate Change, policing, health care, and all the issues critical to the people of south jersey. Good evening and welcome to the Academic Center at Stockton University here in Atlantic City. For the next 60 min
Challenger amy kennedy. This debate is just over one hour. Its debate that you at the Academic Center at Stockton University. Facing off jeff will be joining Republican Party, cockup and Jeff Van Drew who made National Headlines after a very public party switch. The reason i left is because the Democratic Party is looking to the left. His opponent amy kennedy, former Public School teacher and a member of one of the most famous political dynasties. We want to know that the voices in south jersey arey head and i think i am the person to do that. Im raising my family here. For me this is it just a house. Its my home and my whole family lives in the area and understand whats happening in our community. At stake, the seat for the second Congressional District in south jersey the. I know our district. I walked up at target. People in south jersey a good hardworking middleclass people that want somebody thats going to to beat Jeff Van Drew we need to have vision of what we want this country t
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