NJ-GOV 2021 megathread

[slothdem]

I wouldn't even be surprised if Norcross urged him to switch to position him for a run against Murphy.

A Republican from Cape May isn't winning a New Jersey gubernatorial election against a Democratic incumbent.

[slothdem]

I think especially after Murphy's leadership during the covid crisis, he wins easily.

He has a 77% approval rating.

But sure, a squabble with the South Jersey machine is going to sink him in the primary(!) when the vast majority of the voters are in North Jersey, and then he's going to lose the general to a Democrat-turned-Republican from the most remote part of the state in deep blue New Jersey.

[slothdem]

Neither state is a particularly likely pickup for Republicans (though Thomas Kean could make it interesting, unless of course he wins his Congressional race, in which case he's obviously not running.)

The fact that TKJ opted for a congressional run against an inoffensive Democrat during a Democratic wave year over a shot at governor should tell you all you need to know about how vulnerable Murphy is in 2021.

[slothdem]

Ciatarelli is resorting to flying banners over the Jersey Shore that claim Murphy has said he wants to turn Jersey into California.

If that's the best he's got... woof

Most people in Jersey would rather live in California!