Mikie Sherrill says New Jersey voters want 'leadership' in face of Trump's challenges
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New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill secured a decisive victory in Tuesday's election to become the next governor of the Garden State in a race some polls predicted would be tighter.
Sherrill beat the President Trump-endorsed Republican candidate, Jack Ciatterelli, by about 13% of the vote — marking the first time since the 1960s that New Jersey voters elected a governor from the same party three terms in a row.
In an interview with Morning Edition, Sherill said her win was about New Jersey residents wanting leadership at a time when many feel some of President Trump's moves — including tariffs, federal reductions in health spending and threats to the multi-billion dollar Gateway tunnel project — will make life harder for them.
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"They look to my background in the military. They also want somebody who gets it and gets them," Sherrill said.
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