For Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, the entire Democratic Party needs a reset.
On Tuesday afternoon, the progressive gubernatorial candidate took the offensive to Montclair, the home of Rep. Mikie Sherrill, whom some consider the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination come June 10. In an address outside a branch of the Montclair Public Library, Baraka offered a strong rebuke of Sherrill’s candidacy and a complete rebuke of the state Democratic Party, which he believes is complicit in allowing opportunity and wealth disparities that harm New Jerseyans of color.
Sherrill has led in all polls in the Democratic primary to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy. With nearly 10,000 Democrats having already voted by mail, time is running out for candidates to stand out in a crowded, splintered field…