Rutgers would not investigate.” Read the report The response was swift and, in her view, dismissive and insulting. Emboldened, she filed a formal complaint against Bronner with Rutgers in February. But then the #MeToo movement exploded onto the national scene last fall and she watched as woman after woman came forward to tell their stories of harassment, misconduct or outright abuse. King did not file a complaint and never spoke to Bronner about the incident. and tried to avoid the professor, she said other female students confided they had also been targeted by him. King says she left Bronner’s office as soon as she could. So he did,’ she said, recounting her memory of their encounter. ‘He looked at me and saw a hot body he wanted to grab. ![]() ‘As we talked, he ran his hand all the way up the inside of my thigh.’ She said the behavior of Stephen Eric Bronner, one of Rutgers’ top political science professors, infuriated her. ‘He sat across from me in a chair, too close,’ King said. And what King says happened next would stay with her for two decades. Then the professor shut the door, she said. After an orientation meeting with fellow students, a professor invited the 23-year-old doctoral student back to his office for a chat. Livio and Kelly Heyboer: “It was Kristy King’s first day as a political science graduate student at Rutgers University. Are students at risk?” by NJ Advance Media’s Susan K. ![]() RUTGERS BUSY BUILDING UP FOOTBALL PROGRAM THAT WILL SOMEDAY BE SUCCESSFUL - “Rutgers refuses to investigate some sexual harassment claims. Chris Christie, on the Trump transition’s problems after he was ousted. QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I probably could have prevented 75 percent of them, at least.” - Former Gov. Mike Mullen, former Jersey City Corporation Counsel BIll Matsikoudis speech at the Black Issues Leadership Conference, also in Newark WHERE’S MURPHY? Holding a “business partners roundtable” at 8:30 a.m. ![]() Read my story here and the full poll here. The polls vary quite a bit right now, but none have shown Hugin with a lead. What’s clear is that if this was any other year, Menendez would be in even more serious trouble. The poll also shows a huge gender gap, with women in favor of Menendez. What explains that? Perhaps that 63 percent of voters think Congress needs to more to be a check to President Trump. The Quinnipiac poll shows Menendez leads despite the fact that 59 percent of voters say Menendez is not honest. That’s a much bigger lead than in the three other polls this week, which showed Menendez leading by 2, 4 and 6 points. Robert Menendez leading Republican challenger Bob Hugin by 11 points. Quinnipiac yesterday released a poll that shows Democratic Sen. This will be my third Playbook lede in a row about polling in the Senate race.
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