Hello Readers,
The staff of Local Talk, its volunteers and supporters, send our condolences to our Content Editor Kristopher Seals, his family and friends, on the death of his mother, Annie Seals, who passed away Sept. 9 at the age of 76 in Cedar Grove, NJ. Born in 1945, Ms. Seals recently lived in Newark, NJ by way of her native Georgia. Along with her son, she leaves behind two sisters, as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends. God Bless her soul. May she rest in peace.
Thanks to all of you for wishing me a speedy recovery on my knee surgery. I will be working from home, till I get back on my feet to drive the car. The surgery was successful, and I am now recovering.
The 10th Congressional District of NJ has about six candidates in the upcoming election. In the Democratic Party primary, Donald Payne Jr. won over 83% of the vote. This is a new district, but still a democratic stronghold. Payne is expected to win easily. However, the other candidates are: David Pinckney (R), Cynthia Johnson (Jobs and Justice Party), Clenard Childress Jr. (The Mahali Party), Dorothy Jane Humphries (Together We Can Party) and Kendal Ludden (L).
For the first time, a top Obama Administration official criticized President Biden for his policy on Cuba. After the troubles of 1959, Obama’s administration was successful in signing an agreement with Cuba towards normalizing our relations. The Trump administration did not accept this, and reversed the policy. Biden’s Administration doubled down on sanctions and changed the policy. This has threatened the future of a Cuban American relationship.
The November 8th election is crucial for both major parties. If the Democrats get one additional seat in the Senate, it will be a clear majority for them to make changes as they jointly decide. 35 senate seats are up for grabs. Right now, the Democrats are holding 48 seats plus 2 seats of independents who support them. With the deciding vote of Kamala Harris as President of the Senate, they can barely pass the resolutions, but only if people like Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema agree. Some polls says that out of the 35 seats the Democrats will receive about 18 sets and the Republican will receive about 17 seats. If that happens, the Democrats will have a clear majority in the Senate.
In the house of representatives, the Democrats hold 221 seats out of 435 seats. The redistricting might hurt the Democrats, even though they have more control of redistricting. The Republicans have to win at least six more seats to have control there.
Have a wonderful week. I’ll talk to you next week.
