[ChicagoConservative27]

Running on his RINO fathers last name.

[Alter Kaker]

He grew up on the family's estate in Livingston. His grandfather is Robert Kean, a former congressman from New Jersey. His great-grandfather, Hamilton Fish Kean, and great-great-uncle, John Kean, were both United States Senators. His grandmother's family are descendants of Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch colonial Governor of New Amsterdam (now known as New York). His great-grandmother, Katharine Winthrop, was a direct descendant of John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He is also a direct descendant of Thomas Dudley, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and a signer of Harvard College's charter. His second great-great-uncle was Hamilton Fish, a United States Senator, Governor of New York, and U.S. Secretary of State. He is also a relative of William Livingston, the first governor of New Jersey.

When NJ finds a RINO, they go all out. Even JEB! looks manly next to this guy.

[nesnah]

I live in NJ and watched his “campaign” and voted for him.

He’s as RINO as it gets and pretty much a pussy to boot.

His “campaign” consisted of a TV commercial throwing the ball to his dog in a yard and his Dad there telling us what a great guy he is and how he reaches across the aisle.

Malinowski is certifiable scum. In this district, a conservative with balls would wipe the floor with him.

[Salvey]

My district; for many years, a solid Republican seat. Kean could have won in 2020 had he put a little more effort in his campaign.

[pepsi_junkie]

Tom Keane Sr. was an odd duck. All RINO but with this aristrocratic vibe (Thurston Howell III accent and all) and somehow became a bit of a national celebrity during his tenure. So people who remember him being on the Tonight Show think 'what a great Governor he was!'

But name something he actually did ... nobody can answer that. The reality: he did stuff but his biggest achievement was being governor during the 1980s when America was a straight up utopia compared to what we have now (thank you Ronald Reagan). So people associate him with good times. His name still carries weight here, that's for sure.

[x]

Malinowski was born in Poland, but his stepfather was Democrat bigwig Blair Clark, classmate and friend of Robert Lowell and John F. Kennedy (who offered him an ambassadorship), manager at CBS News, editor of The Nation, campaign manager for Eugene McCarthy.

As in the neighboring district which was long represented by the Frelinghuysens (who were in politics since George Washington's day) it seems like you need a fortune and a pedigree to get very far in politics there.

[TheChief2005]

This is my district. It was the closest race in NJ in 2020. Mail-in ballots were sent out to everyone on the rolls. I also read that NJ uses Dominion machines. Both houses are run by Democrats so voting rules are unlikely to change, and Kean will have an uphill battle. Malinowski profited personally from the pandemic, but it has received very little coverage here.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/n-j-rep-malinowski-made-1-million-investing-in-medical-companies-that-had-a-stake-in-covid-19-response-01621613733

[Republican Wildcat]

His attempts to get out of the state Senate to higher office have been perennial at this point and consistently unsuccessful.