Ciattarelli campaign reacts to AP decision: ‘Irresponsible’ to call vote this early for Murphy

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The Ciattarelli marketing campaign criticized the Linked Push for calling the New Jersey gubernatorial race, arguing that it was “irresponsible” to make the phone this early in the counting.

“With the candidates separated by a portion of a percent out of 2.4 million ballots cast, it is irresponsible of the media to make this get in touch with when the New Jersey Secretary of Point out does not even know how many ballots are left to be counted,” explained Ciattarelli Campaign Communications Director Stami Williams on Twitter Wednesday.

Jack Ciattarelli, Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey,Ciattarelli  Kauzlarich/Bloomberg by means of Getty Pictures
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The AP called the race for incumbent Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy Wednesday night after a surprisingly tight race that observed the candidates linger in a handful of thousand votes of every single other very well into Wednesday.

DEMOCRATIC NEW JERSEY GOV. PHIL MURPHY EKES OUT Earn Over GOP CHALLENGER CIATTARELLI

Gov. Phil Murphy speaks at an early vote rally at Weequahic Park, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

Gov. Phil Murphy speaks at an early vote rally at Weequahic Park, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
(AP Picture/Stefan Jeremiah)

GOP prospect Jack Ciattarelli carried a guide in the voting right away Tuesday of just over 1,000 votes, but saw that direct erased by remaining ballots that broke mainly in Murphy’s favor.

An upset victory for Ciattarelli would have added to an currently massively successful election day for Republicans, who had now witnessed Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin acquire in what experienced develop into a reliably blue point out.

New Jersey has leaned even additional solidly in favor of Democrats. Murphy carried the condition for the duration of his initial run in 2017 by around 15 points, though President Biden was equipped to get the point out by just about 16 points just a single yr back.

Polls seemingly gave Ciattarelli’s campaign minimal shot of the upset as effectively, with most showing Murphy comfortably ahead as election working day approached.

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But some analysts have contended that the razor-slender margin in New Jersey could still be regarded as a political earn for Republicans ahead of up coming year’s midterm elections, where by Democrats will be confronted with defending an increasingly unpopular president amid a wave of newfound guidance for the GOP.