Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha said Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), the Democratic candidate for New Jersey governor, has been dropping in the polls “like a lead balloon” since Labor Day.
He added that people started paying attention after Sherrill’s poor debate performances against her opponent, Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli.
“She gives these like [former Vice President Kamala Harris] word salad answers, whether she supports boys playing against girls in the state or how much she plans on raising taxes,” he said on Fox News.
Concha said Sherrill also struggles to explain to voters why she didn’t walk at her Naval Academy graduation, and how she made $7 million in stock trading.
“She simply cannot explain how she made $7 million while trading defense stocks, all while sitting on the armed services committee in the House, and that’s something voters don’t like on either side of the aisle,” Concha said.
Concha said polling from the last New Jersey gubernatorial race showed Ciattarelli down 8 to 10 points this time four years ago. In this election, he is performing better.
“He barely lost that race,” Concha said. “Now think about what he has going for him now: real name recognition, campaign experience, vulnerable opponent.”
Sherrill is ahead of Ciattarelli by 5 points among New Jersey likely voters, down from an 8-point lead in late September, according to a recent Fox News survey.
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Concha said the New Jersey governor’s race is going to be close.
“This is now a coin flip in a profoundly blue state, especially when you consider how unpopular the Democratic Party is overall across the country,” he said.
