Trump Casts a Long Shadow Over New Jersey's Governor Race

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The primary races are unfolding against a backdrop of dizzying change in Washington, making political strategy especially challenging.
49% : Nedia Morsy, director of Make the Road New Jersey, an organizing group focused on immigrant rights, sees the actions by ICE as an opportunity for left-leaning candidates to begin to define an alternative narrative, particularly in a race that will be watched nationwide.
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45% : President Trump and his divisive policies are helping to define the primary races for New Jersey governor.
45% : Schools are among the most segregated in the country, and sea levels along the state's 130-mile coastline are rising.
44% : " In New Jersey, one of the most palpable signs of the shifting sands in Washington has been an uptick in the tempo of deportation actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who have shown a new willingness to enter workplaces to make arrests.
36% : "Or it's going to be a sign that Democrats are still on their heels, that Trump still has the Democrats on the run.
36% : "Every dream I had for my children and my grandchildren, everything I believe about this country, is under attack right now from Donald Trump," she said.
22% : "Either it's going to be the first sign that Trump is in trouble and that voters are ready to rebalance, to recalibrate," said Micah Rasmussen, director of Rider University's Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics.
22% : On International Women's Day, thousands gather to oppose Trump.
19% : But on the campaign trail, nearly all the candidates in both parties have been forced to focus heavily on another topic altogether: President Trump.

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