In the Money: What the Gubernatorial Hopefuls Have Spent Thus Far
Democratic front runner Phil Murphy has a commanding financial lead in the gubernatorial race, having already spent 10 times more than his nearest rival, new campaign finance data shows. The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission released the 11 primary candidates’ 29-day pre-election finance reports on Wednesday and the numbers show Murphy clearly in the lead. Theā¦
Will never get why Murphy has spent so much, when he has such a common name: doesn’t everyone know of or frequent a Murphy’s pub, somewhere? .. (I know, because he can)…as for Kim, her dilemma is largely due to the fact that the current gov never uttered her name, only calling her ” the lt gov,” for 7 years, so, her statewide name id is low..Citarelli seems to be spending wisely so far, his numbers are up, for whatever that is worth..am getting the sense that New Jerseyans are basically to the point of numbness/ helplessness/almost to the point of not caring who is next: this election, so far, appears to be going down the ” anybody new will do” road- for those who even bother to turn out, this November…