Sen. George Helmy (D-NJ) has a drastically different assessment of the 2024 race than his former boss, Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ), who called President-elect Donald Trump’s strong performance in New Jersey a “sobering moment.”

Helmy, who served as Murphy’s chief of staff until 2023, said that New Jersey is still reliably blue, downplaying the idea that Trump’s 5-point loss there on Tuesday was the latest sign the state is shifting right.

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