You can be forgiven for not knowing what is happening in the New Jersey gubernatorial race—New Yorkers have their hands full, politically speaking. But like the scent of maple syrup wafting over the Hudson, the close race between Democratic Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill and MAGA Republican Jack Ciattarelli cannot be ignored.
Will the Garden State, where Donald Trump recently got the most votes of any Republican in state history, continue to hurtle rightward? Or will New Jerseyans, feeling the pain of Trump's tariffs, reject a Trump-loving Republican, and give Democrats across the country some hope that MAGA fever is breaking?
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