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CLIFTON, NJ — New Jersey Democratic Party Chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr. openly admitted that the Garden State is a “battleground state” now, while stumping with Rep. Mikie Sherrill, as polls show her in a dead heat with Republican Jack Ciattarelli.
The candidates' focus on affordability could provide a future road map for the party, even as they’ve danced around trickier issues such as trans rights and immigration.
Once hailed as “majority makers,” Democrats who won in 2018 have risen up the ranks and are aiming for a spot on the national ticket.
Fulop’s post was in response to an AtlasIntel poll that had Democratic candidate Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) leading by only 0.9 points.
Voter turnout has surged in New Jersey during the first few days of the early in-person voting period in this year’s closely watched gubernatorial election — and the early tallies likely show an advantage for Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill over her Republican opponent, Jack Ciattarelli.
In the race for New Jersey governor, Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill is trying to reverse Donald Trump’s gains with Latino voters in the 2024 election while her Republican rival, Jack Ciattarelli, is seeking to build on them.