For long-shot New Jersey candidate, passion and no filter

To start his “Expose Cory Booker” tour, Steve Lonegan stood in front of one of this troubled city’s more rundown schools this month and attacked the mayor’s record on education. …

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Then he showed up days later at the scene of a double homicide, and accused Mayor Booker of being “too busy hanging out with Oprah” and “tweeting about Winnie the Pooh” to address the city’s problems. …

Even if Mr. Lonegan were not running against a nationally known Democrat, his campaign to be the first Republican in 40 years elected to the United States Senate from New Jersey would be a long shot. But he has no intention of letting it be dull. …

Though Mr. Lonegan has taken in just $325,000 to Mr. Booker’s $8.6 million in campaign contributions, Mr. Lonegan’s campaign argues that he can take advantage of the unusual conditions of the special election — it will be held on Oct. 16, a Wednesday — to turn out a high number of conservative voters who rally passionately to his message.

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