NJ senator declares war on Dem ‘machine,’ pledges primary battles against old-guard power brokers
Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., is taking an axe to the New Jersey Democratic Party’s political "machine," vowing to support a primary challenge against longtime New Jersey state Sen. James Beach...
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Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., is taking an axe to the New Jersey Democratic Party ’s political "machine," vowing to support a primary challenge against longtime New Jersey state Sen. James Beach and any others who "fuel corrupt machine politics" in the Garden State. Kim is the latest Democrat to break with the party’s old guard. In a video announcement released Wednesday, the blue state senator described a political establishment that is more focused on special interests than "doing what's right for the people." The New Jersey Democrat's plan follows former Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg sparking an intraparty rift earlier this year when he announced he would invest millions through his super PAC, Leaders We Deserve, to primary older, incumbent Democrats who he said are "asleep at the wheel." Hogg was quick to endorse Kim's "amazing" plan, asking the Garden State senator what Leaders We Deserve can do to help. LEADING SENATE DEMOCRAT TELLS FOX NEWS 'IT'S TIME ... FOR NEW LEADERSHIP,' AS SCHUMER FACES GROWING PRESSURE "We need leaders who represent the people, not powerful interests; and we need a grassroots army to build an anti-corruption movement," Kim said Wednesday. MAMDANI DISCOURAGES HAKEEM JEFFRIES PRIMARY CHALLENGER, TELLS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO 'FOCUS' ON NYC While acknowledging that Beach is a part of Kim's own party, the Democrat said he was compelled to speak out following a recent state senate committee hearing. "He said something there that just — I've never heard before in politics," Kim said. "A constituent from the crowd spoke out, and the state senator, the chairman, looked at him and said, 'I don't care about you.' And I just thought that that was so reflective of the broken politics that we have in New Jersey, frankly, around this country." Beach did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Beach told The New Jersey Globe Wednesday that he plans to seek re-election in 2027. "I have never believed that hold…