Four Republicans are on the Tuesday ballot looking for their shot to go head-to-head with incumbent Phil Murphy in November, with some hoping to ride on the coattails of former President Donald Trump.
In this Tuesday, July 7, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump listens during a “National Dialogue on Safely Reopening America’s Schools,” event in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
(CN) In the deeply blue state of New Jersey where Trump lost the 2020 election by 17 points, Republicans are still using him in their effort to become the candidate to deny Democratic Governor Phil Murphy a second term in Tuesday’s primary.