Trump endorses Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey governor's race

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : "Donald Trump endorsing Jack Ciattarelli sends a clear signal to people in New Jersey that he'll always put loyalty to Trump first," New Jersey Democratic State Committee spokesperson Ryan Radulovacki said in a statement.
60% : Both Ciattarelli and Spadea met with separately Trump at his Bedminster, N.J., golf club in late March and were seeking the president's endorsement.
58% : He also said he told Trump "all about how we can win in November here in New Jersey.
57% : " Trump compared Ciattarelli to the other candidates by arguing he "is the Republican Candidate who is best positioned to STAND TALL against the Radical Left Democrats and, most importantly, ensure a Big Victory in this Very Important Gubernatorial Election.
56% : Ciattarelli told NBC News in a phone interview this month that during his meeting with Trump in March, he thanked the president for temporarily halting wind farms off the Jersey shore and for slamming New York Democrats on congestion pricing.
46% : Ciattarelli now says he will campaign with Trump this year if he is the GOP nominee.
43% : "Jack, who after getting to know and understand MAGA, has gone ALL IN, and is now 100% (PLUS!)," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
40% : He went on to embrace Trump, but did not campaign with him when he ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2021, losing to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy by 3 percentage points.
26% : Trump lost the state by 6 points last year, but improved on his 2020 margin by 10 points, the second-largest swing toward Trump in the country. Democrats, meanwhile, signaled they are looking to tie Ciattarelli to Trump.
20% : "It's also the latest confirmation that a vote for two-time loser Ciattarelli is a vote for slashing Medicaid, gutting vital services for veterans and seniors across the country, and driving up costs and wrecking supply chains through Trump's tariffs."
12% : " Ciattarelli had sharply criticized Trump in the past, saying in 2015 that then-candidate Trump was a "charlatan" who was unfit to be president.

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