New Jersey Republicans will head to the polls Tuesday to select their candidate for governor in a race that will test the appeal of former President Donald Trump in this reliably blue state
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Former state Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who has secured support from most Republican leaders at the county level and has been the most successful fundraiser during this primary, is viewed as the front-runner in the race. Mr. Ciattarelli, who lost the 2017 Republican primary to then Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, has run his campaign focusing on the state’s high property taxes and attacking Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.Mr.
Micah Rasmussen, director of the Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics at Rider University, said the more conventional candidacy of Mr. Ciattarelli and the insurgent campaign of Mr. Singh offer a stark choice to Republican voters.
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