Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss are independent, investigative reporters and authors based in Cape May, New Jersey, and New York City, and the bloggers behind The Christie Watch. Bob Dreyfuss, born and raised in New Jersey, is a contributing editor at The Nation, and he has written for a wide range of magazines on politics and policy for nearly 25 years, including Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, The American Prospect and The New Republic. He’s covered issues such as the privatization of Medicare, gun control, gay rights, money in politics, the NAACP, and a profile of Grover Norquist, along with a wide range of intelligence and foreign policy topics. He is the author of Devil’s Game: How the United States Helped Unleash Fundamentalist Islam. Barbara Dreyfuss has written for The American Prospect, Mother Jones, The Veteran and Washington Monthly over the past decade, covering the politics of healthcare, Agent Orange, PTSD and Social Security privatization. She has worked with CBS’s 60 Minutes on stories including industry lobbying behind George W. Bush’s Medicare drug benefit and the gambling industry. Before that, she spent 20 years on Wall Street as a healthcare policy analyst at Prudential Securities, and she is the author of Hedge Hogs: The Cowboy Traders Behind Wall Street’s Largest Hedge Fund Disaster.

Ras Baraka’s Victory in Newark Could Revitalize New Jersey Progressives

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Christie, Booker and Democratic party bosses, along with the charter school movement, suffer a huge defeat.

May 14, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

The Tea Party Is Falling Fast in Its Battle with the GOP Establishment

The Tea Party Is Falling Fast in Its Battle with the GOP Establishment The Tea Party Is Falling Fast in Its Battle with the GOP Establishment

In 2014, Democrats can’t rely on many kooky right-wingers handing them Senate races on platters.

May 13, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

What’s Behind Rand Paul’s Israel Feint?

What’s Behind Rand Paul’s Israel Feint? What’s Behind Rand Paul’s Israel Feint?

The noted liberatarian-isolationist is making a bid for support from the Israel lobby, but it’s not going well.

May 8, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

First Witness Called in Bridgegate Hearings

First Witness Called in Bridgegate Hearings First Witness Called in Bridgegate Hearings

A former aide says Christie's deputy chief of staff was "instrumental," but for whom?

May 7, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Chris Christie’s Bridge Scandal Goes Beyond the George Washington

Chris Christie’s Bridge Scandal Goes Beyond the George Washington Chris Christie’s Bridge Scandal Goes Beyond the George Washington

Will the Pulaski Skyway bring down New Jersey’s governor?

May 5, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Rand Paul Courts Establishment Money, but the GOP Establishment Bites Back

Rand Paul Courts Establishment Money, but the GOP Establishment Bites Back Rand Paul Courts Establishment Money, but the GOP Establishment Bites Back

Paul backers were ousted in an Iowa GOP state party coup.

May 1, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

A New Book Says Chris Christie Misused His Power as US Attorney

A New Book Says Chris Christie Misused His Power as US Attorney A New Book Says Chris Christie Misused His Power as US Attorney

Anti-corruption arrests were staged to help his 2009 election, says author Louis Manzo.

Apr 30, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

A New Poll Highlights the Splintered State of the Republican Party

A New Poll Highlights the Splintered State of the Republican Party A New Poll Highlights the Splintered State of the Republican Party

Hillary Clinton lapped all the GOP candidates. For Christie, the news is that he might still recover.

Apr 29, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Chris Christie Lauds Scott Walker’s Union Bashing

Chris Christie Lauds Scott Walker’s Union Bashing Chris Christie Lauds Scott Walker’s Union Bashing

The New Jersey governor backs Wisconsin’s governor, a potential 2016 rival, in his capacity as chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

Apr 25, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Christie Hones His 2016 Stump Speech at a Chamber of Commerce Event

Christie Hones His 2016 Stump Speech at a Chamber of Commerce Event Christie Hones His 2016 Stump Speech at a Chamber of Commerce Event

But the scandals seem inexorable.

Apr 23, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

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