NJ Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli appears to be making significant strides in his campaign, attracting influential figures to support him in unique ways. Recently, he hosted a telephone town hall with his supporters, which featured a notable guest: President Donald Trump. This event coincides with the commencement of early voting on Saturday.

During the call, President Trump did not hold back in his criticism of Ciattarelli’s Democratic opponent, Rep. Mikie Sherill. He warned supporters about the potential negative impact on the quality of life for Garden State residents if Sherill were to become governor.

Trump also took the opportunity to commend Ciattarelli, highlighting his conservative approach to energy policies as a stark contrast to Sherill’s liberal plans. Confident in Ciattarelli’s prospects, Trump assured his support by promising to actively “campaign” for him.

In a Saturday appearance on Fox & Friends, Ciattarelli revealed that his campaign has already secured endorsements from at least 12 Democrats within New Jersey, signaling a growing bipartisan backing.

Meanwhile, my colleague Adam Turner offers an optimistic analysis in his latest column. As we approach the off-year elections, Turner suggests that the NJ gubernatorial race shows promising signs for the Republican candidate. He attributes this to certain skewed polling numbers in favor of the Democrat, which could be misleading as the election draws closer.

The president said if the Democratic lawmaker is elected governor, New Jersey will go in a “death spiral.”

Pres. Trump also praised Ciattarelli, contrasting his conservative energy proposals with the liberal plans from Sherill, predicting the Republican will win and promising to “campaign” for him:

“Jack is going to be great and he’s going to cut your energy bills in half, and she’s going to double your energy bills so New Jersey, just on energy bills alone … on energy alone, I think Jack should win,” Trump said, per The Associated Press.

After he returns from his trip to Asia, the president said he will “be out campaigning for Jack.”

On Saturday, Ciattarelli told FNC’s Fox & Friends that his campaign has “racked up at least 12” endorsements from Democrats in his state:

🚨 BREAKING: Trump-endorsed New Jersey governor candidate Jack Ciattarelli is BARNSTORMING the state on day one of early voting – as Democrats fear voters FLEEING their party to vote for Jack

“We’ve racked up at least 12 Democratic mayors that have endorsed me!”

“We’re out, we… pic.twitter.com/it6YxXIlo7

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 25, 2025

My colleague Adam Turner just dropped a new column, with his reading of the tea leaves – a week-and-a-half out from the off-year elections – has hopeful signs about the NJ gubernatorial election for the Republican candidate. Partly, he says, this is because of some wonky numbers favoring the Democrat being folded into the polling average in the home stretch:

The RCP average still has Democrat Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill leading Republican former state legislator Jack Ciattarelli, 48.1 percent to 44 percent. But Sherrill’s numbers are boosted by at least one poor polling outfit that has a bad habit of underestimating the GOP vote. 

Turner adds these other positive signs of a possible upset for Republicans–something that would have implications down-ballot:

Otherwise, Ciattarelli seems to have the BIG MO.  He has been endorsed by nearly a dozen prominent local and state Democrat officials.

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Labor unions that supported [former Dem Gov. Phil] Murphy before are switching to Ciattarelli.  The Democrats are increasingly concerned about the turnout in the black community, which in the 2024 races showed a willingness to vote Republican.

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New Jerseyans are “sick and tired” of the decline caused by Democrats in the state, says Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ):

“We are sick and tired of it all…”@Congressman_JVD lays out why he thinks NJ gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli (R) will win pic.twitter.com/yq89Sd9uuv

— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) October 19, 2025

I’ll leave you with one more small signal that the Jersey GOP candidate’s campaign is doing the right things; putting out a great ad like this for Ciattarelli doesn’t hurt one bit.

Oh yes, the voice over is by none other than NJ native son… Kelsey Grammer: 

Kelsey Grammer grew up here — and like so many New Jerseyans, he knows we’ve lost our way.

It’s time to bring back honest leadership, lower taxes, safer communities, and pride in our state.

It’s time for real change. pic.twitter.com/O3biMrjRcX

— Jack Ciattarelli (@Jack4NJ) October 20, 2025

Whenever Republicans can take advantage of bringing some Hollywood star power.- like has been done here, in an honest way, while conveying a conservative message – that’s the way to win seats we might not win otherwise. Kudos to whomever made that call on his team.

This clip from Grammer’s great show “Frasier,” which features the title character’s first phone call on the air, seems appropriate… Have a great rest of your weekend, readers!

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