Parsippany, NJ
Cnn
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Mikie Sherrill, a member of the Democrating Congress of four mandates and the former representative of the Republican State Jack Ciattarelli won the appointments of their parties for the governor of New Jersey, according to the projections of the CNN decision office.
Tuesday’s results prepared the field for one of the two breeds of potentially competitive governor of this year, as well as Virginia, which will serve as a key barometer for the professional performance of President Donald Trump and an energy gauge in both parties before the mid-term elections next year.
Already, the president was a central figure in the campaigns of the two candidates.
Sherrill, a former naval helicopter pilot, beat five other candidates who have all run as fighters who would repeat Washington chaos. Ciattarelli, who narrowly lost an offer in 2021 for the governor, again won the appointment with the help of Trump’s approval.
The participation rate in the two races broke records for the primaries of the Governor of New Jersey.
Historical trends could promote democrats in November. The voters of New Jersey have always chosen the candidate for the post of party governor in Washington in recent decades with one exception – the outgoing Democratic Governor Phil Murphy was re -elected in 2021, a year after Joe Biden won the presidency. Murphy is limited to the term to seek another term.
At the same time, New Jersey is one of the states that moved to the right during the 2024 general elections. Vice-president Kamala Harris won the state by only six percentage points in 2024, four years after Biden won the state by almost 16 points.
Running against Trump’s policies is a familiar territory for Sherrill, which has been considered a rising star in the party since she won a longtime siege of the GOP during the president’s first mandate.
Before launching his first congress campaign in 2017, Sherrill spent nearly a decade in the navy and briefly worked as a federal prosecutor. The political novice was one of dozens of democrats, including many women, who have played on their public functioning archives and national security experience to exploit anti-top feeling. Sherrill defeated his opponent, the Republican assembly of the Jay Webber state, of nearly 15 points.
Although it was part of the same first year class as Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other liberal members of “The Squad”, Sherrill aligned itself with a moderate group of newly elected democrats who had also ousted republican legislators. She joined the new Democrat and the conservative coalitions of the Blue Dogs from the Democratic Caucus and was part of the Bloc of Democrats with national security and the military experience that helped generate wide support for Trump’s first indictment.
The Sherrill platform focused on reducing the costs of New Jersey voters and describing himself as a fighter who would face Trump.
“A state like this will not be led by a Trump Lake like Jack Ciattarelli,” said Sherrill. “I am ready to shake up the status quo and Jack is the status quo. He hasn’t changed. It’s a new-ring. It is a ghost of past elections. And I fought for new opportunities all my life. ”
Sherrill was considered a favorite in the weeks preceding the democratic primary of six candidates on Tuesday.
The other Democratic candidates were the mayor of Jersey City Steven Fulop, the mayor of Newark Ras Baraka, the former president of the State Senate Steve Sweeney, the president of the New Jersey Education Association Sean Spiller and the representative Josh Gottheimer.
Her opponents stressed the donations she received from the Elon Musk’s political action committee, belonging to SpaceX during her congress races and her approvals of the county democratic committees.
The question of knowing if Ciattarelli can succeed in November will probably depend on its ability to reveal voters loyal to Trump while expanding support with people who have not adopted the president and his agenda.
“Along the way, we have also made a strong declaration of what our Republican New Jersey party represents, an open party to all and to all those who are ready to work hard and to respect the rules, a group of values from Jersey and common sense policies, a party that believes that our best days are ahead of us, if we have the courage to think about Big and Act Boldly”.
Ciattarelli’s donors have signed signs of signs declaring “it’s time!” And “Mikie has made millions”, a reference to the criticism that Sherrill received on his stock market operations at the Congress. The GOP candidate thanked the supporters and the most famous part -time resident in the state, Trump.
Support for Trump was a point of discord in advertisements and during fiery debates. Ciattarelli and Radio Conservative Bill Spadea have repeatedly faced their allegiance to the president, seizing the past criticisms they had each level at Trump at various times in their long record of public comments.
“Bill Spadea attacks Donald Trump,” enteredan adFrom Ciattarelli, seize Spadea sound tunes suggesting that Trump should not take place in 2024. “Loyalty questions to President Trump,” said Spadea in one of theHis adsReplay Ciattarelli’s comments criticizing Trump in the middle of his increase during the 2016 campaign.
Jon Bramnick, a more moderate candidate, did not compete in the approval of Trump in the same way. He pointed out during a February debate: “Do you think that the inhabitants of New Jersey want the debate who loves the most Donald Trump, or who likes the New Jersey the most?”
Trump approved Ciattarelli in aSocial media messageWith about a month in the race. “Jack, who after getting to know and understand Maga, has done everything and is now 100% (more!),” Wrote Trump. “As next governor, Jack Ciattarelli will work closely with me and the Trump administration to advance our first program in America.”
Ciattarelli said on Tuesday that his new democratic adversary would be hyper focused on the president’s attack.
“Believe me, if this campaign was an alcohol consumption game and you have pulled every time Mikie Sherrill says Trump, you are going to be drunk from your ass every day,” he said.