Republican underdog Jack Ciattarelli hit the ground running this final full week of campaigning for governor. He’ll be barnstorming across New Jersey, buoyed by a tightening race. One recent poll put him just six points behind incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy, who welcomed President Joe Biden to New Jersey on Tuesday. Ciattarelli’s response? “He can bring in Joe Biden. He can bring in Kamala Harris. He can bring in Barack Obama. I’m bringing in you! That’s who I’m bringing in. You guys can help deliver that win,” he told supporters.
Ciattarelli also brings high energy to his campaign stops. But they take time and time’s running out. So is the campaign cash. A filing with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission Monday shows Ciattarelli has just $685,000 in campaign cash reserves; Murphy has more than five times that to spend on ads and get-out-the-vote efforts.
