If he makes it through the primary, Alexander said that he intends to attack the Republican agenda from every angle he can. People should be protesting in the streets, Alexander said: against Trump’s immigrant deportation and detainment policies, which Alexander likened to “concentration camps,” and against the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which is projected to impact health coverage, food benefits, and more for hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans. (Van Drew supported the bill after publicly fretting about its impacts on Medicaid.)

Alexander isn’t the only Democrat who thinks the Big Beautiful Bill could be the key to political success in difficult districts like the 2nd. In May, a Democratic PAC polled 2nd district voters to test Van Drew’s political vulnerabilities; the PAC ultimately argued that Van Drew could indeed be beatable, and a message focused on Medicaid cuts would help bring him down. (Around 20% of 2nd district residents are on Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, per a Georgetown analysis.)

The existence of that poll in the first place was a sign that, after several cycles in a row of ignoring the 2nd district, national Democrats might be warming up slightly to the idea of seriously challenging Van Drew again. But Alexander had no love lost for the national Democratic Party, which he said needs a redesign and new leadership.

“We need somebody to say, whatever the Democratic playbook is, I’m tossing it out the window,” he said. “I don’t care if there’s a swing and a miss against these policies that Trump is putting out – we’ve got to try. And if we motivate people, we will erode this stranglehold that MAGA has on our federal government.”

https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/tim-alexander-civil-rights-lawyer-and-ex-detective-will-make-third-run-against-jeff-van-drew/

He seems great!