Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ), U.S. Senate candidate, has accepted his spot on the crucial county line in most of New Jersey, save for Camden County.
The county line places party-backed candidates in one row or column with other candidates placed somewhere else on the ballot in what is sometimes called “ballot Siberia.” Studies confirm that candidates in the county line are more likely to be elected.
Kim’s legal team announced Thursday that he will run off the line because it would be unacceptable to associate with Camden County Democrats since they are leading the charge against Kim’s lawsuit, according to the New Jersey Globe. Kim is currently the lead plaintiff of a lawsuit to get rid of New Jersey’s county-line ballot, which gives candidates an advantage at the polls.
“If Rep. Kim
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