US Edition5 takeaways from the final New Jersey governor’s debate
Candidates sharply debated energy policies, opioid crisis, and President Trump’s impact as they prepare for the November 4 New Jersey governor election, with Trump’s local approval improving by 10 points.
- On Wednesday night, Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli gave President Donald Trump an A while U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill gave him an F, crystallizing sharp divides between New Jersey's candidates.
- Both candidates focused on rising household costs, repeatedly raising surging electricity bills and offering contrasting affordability approaches ahead of the November 4 election.
- Facing surging bills, both offered divergent energy roadmaps: Jack Ciattarelli would exit the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and back fossil fuel, solar and nuclear, while Mikie Sherrill proposed a utility emergency and expanding solar, battery storage, gas generation and nuclear power.
- In barbed exchanges, personal controversies drew sharp rebuttals as Mikie Sherrill attacked a medical publishing company Jack Ciattarelli once owned for opioid-related materials, while Ciattarelli defended the Naval Academy records issue and cited the National Archives' apology.
- Ciattarelli embraced Trump repeatedly during the debate, praising the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and immigration crackdown, while Sherrill called him `100% MAGA` and said he showed no opposition to President Donald Trump.
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