Ms. Murphy, the first lady of New Jersey, had racked up early endorsements from Democratic Party leaders in the state, but struggled to gain support among rank-and-file voters.
Yeah that doesn’t mean they’re gonna send a Republican to the Senate at all, though, or that it’s a risk if you run anyone other than Menendez or a robot.
Northeastern Republicans are capable of winning governorships as moderates, largely because they’ll have to work with a Democratic-controlled legislature to get anything done. The dynamic isn’t the same for a legislator vs an executive.
Source: have watched Massachusetts elect several Republican governors in my lifetime.
Eh, it’s a state that went for Chris Christie and barely reelected Christie a couple years ago
Yeah that doesn’t mean they’re gonna send a Republican to the Senate at all, though, or that it’s a risk if you run anyone other than Menendez or a robot.
Northeastern Republicans are capable of winning governorships as moderates, largely because they’ll have to work with a Democratic-controlled legislature to get anything done. The dynamic isn’t the same for a legislator vs an executive.
Source: have watched Massachusetts elect several Republican governors in my lifetime.
That was for the governor, and corzine (the dude before christie) was HATED
It’s the most recent statewide election. Murphy isn’t hated like that