New Jersey’s governor race looks to be a cakewalk for the Democratic candidate, a measure of how unpopular Governor Chris Christie is after eight years in office.
C hristie who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2016 can’t run again due to a term limits law but his lieutenant governor Kim Guadagno seems to be suffering for his sins.
Guadagno trails the Democratic candidate former US ambassador to Germany Phil Murphy by 14 points two weeks before the November 7 general election a steady double-digit lead he has maintained for months.
Murphy has successfully saddled Guadagno with all that ails New Jersey including a consistent underfunding of the state’s public pension system which has led to a downgrading of its credit rating 11 times during Christie’s tenure.
Jewish voters who look to be a nonfactor in the race make up about 6% of the electorate. Still both Guadagno and Murphy appreciate the importance of the Jewish vote and have invested in outreach to the community.
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