Trump Bedminster golf course falls to Dems as Republicans lose key House seat
A key New Jersey swing district is falling out of Republicans' grasp on Tuesday night in a critical victory for House Democrats.New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, which is where President...
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A key New Jersey swing district is falling out of Republicans' grasp on Tuesday night in a critical victory for House Democrats. New Jersey's 7th Congressional District, which is where President Donald Trump's Bedminster golf course is located, is projected to be represented next year by former Navy helicopter pilot Rebecca Bennett after she was projected to defeat Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J. Kean, the son of former Garden State Gov. Tom Kean Sr., was seeking a third term representing the affluent area encompassing suburbs and exurbs of New York City. DEMS PICK CHALLENGER FOR GOP CONGRESSMAN WHO VANISHED FROM PUBLIC VIEW AMID HEALTH MYSTERY Multiple election forecasts, including Fox News Power Rankings , projected he would lose to Bennett in what was expected to be an overall difficult year for Republicans trying to keep their congressional majorities. Kean is known to keep a low profile on Capitol Hill. But he was thrust into the spotlight earlier this year over a four-month absence from Congress that he later revealed was due to his getting treatment for depression. He received some blowback, however, for not revealing the specifics of his issue until his return. REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN WILL END MONTHSLONG ABSENCE FROM DC AFTER MISSING 135 ROLL CALL VOTES "When I first informed the public that I was dealing with a medical issue, I was still trying to understand what was happening myself," Kean said on the House floor when he returned. "When I said I hoped to return in a matter of weeks, I believed it. Those were the best estimates the doctors could provide. But, as the over 48 million of my fellow Americans being treated for this illness have come to discover, there is no timeline for healing. There is no timeline for recovery. Only the work of getting better one day at a time." He defended Trump's economic record and war in Iran during his and Bennett's first and only debate, while she criticized the president's tariffs and blamed the Middle Eas…