Just as Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick announced he won’t seek a gubernatorial run, Republican State Chair Doug Steinhardt tossed his hat in the ring, confirming a candidacy that many political insiders had expected. This announcement sets up a primary between him and fellow Republican Jack Ciattarelli.

The announcement means big shake-ups for the Republican State Committee and the year ahead. Someone who knows a thing or two about the campaign trail, former Gov. Don DiFrancesco, went on the record with Chief Political Correspondent Michael Aron.