Original sentence: While Edison made strides since Choi took office in 2005, ultimately a bad economy and other local factors led to his defeat
Edited sentence: While Edison made strides since Choi took office in 2005, ultimately a bad economy that did not favor incumbents, a heavy negative campaign and distortion of his record by his challenger, active involvement from the Edison police union who opposed his police reform initiatives and campaign funds raised by the insular party machine system in New Jersey aided by State Senator Barbara Buono, led to a narrow 3 point loss