GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli spent over $8 million on media as he worked to get voters to know him, compared with Gov. Phil Murphy’s $3 million on ads.
There was a broad range of topics covered including the school funding formula, infrastructure, property taxes, vocational school, guns, critical race theory, and more.
Critical race theory isn’t taught in New Jersey schools, though critical thinking about race is. And just as the issue has become a flashpoint at some school board meetings, it’s become a topic in the New Jersey governor’s race.
“We will not. I pledge to not raise taxes,” Murphy said. “At any time in the next four years. But I’m not making news tonight. I’ve been saying this for the past year. The answer is I pledge to not raise taxes.”
In an often-lively debate Tuesday in which the candidates diverged sharply over a dozen issues, one area where Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli held back was on immigration.
The poll also finds a majority of New Jersey voters, including those who are undecided about who to back for governor, support reinstating stricter COVID safety protocols.
Gov. Phil Murphy’s advantage in the gubernatorial election has narrowed slightly, according to Monmouth University Poll results released Wednesday that show him leading Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli by 13 percentage points.
The return of the ballots will kick off voting in the Nov. 2 race between Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and Republican former Assembly member Jack Ciattarelli.