The Trailer: Liberals were ready for a spending fight with Republicans. They got one with Democrats.

Over the previous few weeks, New Jersey Republicans have instructed that the race for governor on Nov. 2 is getting nearer, with Gov. Phil Murphy watching his ballot lead dwindle. Monmouth, the one independent pollster to have a look at the race since June, is not seeing that. In a month, Ciattarelli has grow to be better-known by all voters, and consolidated the Republican vote: Help for him from GOP voters has grown from 85 % in August to 91 % now. That is the one development shifting his approach, although, with Murphy holding a 27-point lead on who might finest “deal with the pandemic” and the Republican main by simply 2 factors on “serving to small enterprise” and “crime,” and by simply 6 factors on “taxes,” a problem on the heart of his advert marketing campaign.