Tom Kean Jr.'s Revolutionary Roots: GOP's NJ Lifeline?

Picture this: You're knocking on doors in suburban New Jersey, pitching yourself as the heir to revolutionaries who helped birth the nation. That's Tom Kean Jr.'s pitch in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District—a swing seat that's flipped more times than a politician's promise.

What Happened

On Saturday, the Associated Press spotlighted Tom Kean Jr.'s extraordinary political lineage in a profile from Lebanon, N.J. His ancestors trace back to 1776, when one became New Jersey's first...