In the Age of Trump, National Politics Dominate a Republican Primary

In the Age of Trump, National Politics Dominate a Republican Primary

When Donald J. Trump was in the thick of his first campaign for the White House, Jack Ciattarelli, then a Republican state assemblyman mulling a run for governor of New Jersey, called the soon-to-be commander in chief a “charlatan” who was “out of step with American values.” “Sitting silently and allowing him to embarrass our country is unacceptable,” Mr. Ciattarelli said in a 2015 statement. “He is not fit to be president of the United States.”…