President Trump fiercely targeted New Jersey on Friday Governor Hopeful Rep. Mickey Sherrill (D) blasts Rep. Mickey Sherrill (D) for being “fraudulent and corrupt” during a telephone rally in support of GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli as early voting was set to begin Saturday.
Trump said, “Mickey, as they call him – the only thing he has is an unusual name, other than that he’s terrible.” politico,
“Mickey looks like Sherrill [like] Such an innocent name, but his energy policies will drive up your prices and make New Jersey even more expensive than before,” he later added.
The president said that if a Democratic lawmaker is elected governor, New Jersey will go into a “death spiral.”
Trump praised Ciattarelli on his policy proposal to reduce energy costs, calling him a “great candidate.”
“Jack is going to be great and he’s going to halve your energy bills, and he’s going to double your energy bills, so New Jersey, just on energy bills…on energy alone, I think Jack should win,” Trump said. The Associated Press.
After returning from his trip to Asia, the President said he would “campaign for Jack.”
Trump endorsed Ciattarelli in May. Department of Justice (DOJ) Also announced on Friday that it will happen send monitor At polling stations in New Jersey and California during off-year elections.
Sheryl Ciattarelli leads by five pointsaccording to a Rutgers University-Eagleton Poll Released on Thursday. He leads with 50 percent support among likely voters, while Ciattarelli has 45 percent. Another 3 percent told pollsters they did not support any candidates or were not planning to vote for anyone else. Only 2 percent said they were unsure.
The survey also found that Trump was playing a significant role in the election, with 52 percent of voters calling him a “major factor”. According to the results, about 34 percent said it was not a factor at all.
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Ken Martin (D) Accepted earlier this month New Jersey is “probably the best place for Donald Trump to really stop the Democratic momentum.”
“I don’t care whether we perform well or underperform,” Martin said. Politico Playbook“What I care about is making sure we win. At the end of the day, we know Republicans are feeling very bullish about their chances in New Jersey for a number of reasons, right?”
He pointed to Ciattarelli loss for a limited period of time Governor Phil Murphy by 3 points in 2021.
