Power & Politics: Vote 2026 - One-on-one with Democratic candidate for NJ's 7th Congressional District Rebecca Bennett
Democratic candidate for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District Rebecca Bennett joins the show this week.
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News 12's Erik Landskroner sat down with Rebecca Bennett, the Democratic candidate for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District.
The district is in much in play in the Midterm Elections as Democrats hope to flip it with Bennett, who is trying to unseat two-term Republican incumbent Tom Kean Jr.
In part 1 of this one-on-one interview, Bennett discusses her campaign as the Midterms Elections near, as well as the issues she is focusing her campaign on, like the cost of living crisis, tackling alleged corruption in Washington, D.C. and moving the country forward among other topics.
In part 2 of this week's Power & Politics one-on-one interview with the candidate for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District Rebecca Bennett, the Democrat discusses on where she stands with her party in the wake of a rise in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), on whether the party is leaning too far to the left and enforcement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Bennett also talks about tackling the cost of living crisis and artificial intelligence data centers as her first tasks as congresswoman should she flip district to the Democratic Party.
In part of 3 of this week's Power & Politics one-on-one interview with Rebecca Bennett, the Democratic candidate discusses illegal immigration being a top issue that is impacting the 7th Congressional District, according to an Insider NJ/StimSight poll.
Bennet also discusses her plans in the last weeks before the Midterm Elections.
