Glenridge, N.J. (AP) – Democrats fall out from Trump administration’s offensive tactics Federal government closures They can be welcomed in the only two governor races in this year’s vote.
Virginia has 175,000 people working for the federal government, according to Congressional Research Services. In New Jersey, where federal workers estimate CRS to around 23,000, the Republican administration has announced a $18 billion freezing of funds. Railroad tunnel connecting the state to New York City.
The November 4th elections in Virginia and New Jersey represent the next big test of how voters view both presidents Donald Trump’s The second semester and the Democrats’ reaction to it. They take place against the backdrop of a shutdown war sparked by Senate Democrats’ decision to oppose Republican-backed funding bills in the hopes of negotiating an expiration extension Affordable Care Act Subsidies.
Shutdown puts Trump at “Front and Center”
Democrats are anticipating unexpected boosts in the off-year election due to the Republican president’s threat of firing more government workers and suspending tunnel projects.
“I think this decision by Donald Trump on the Gateway Tunnel is devastating for Jack Ciatalelli,” the Democratic senator said. Andy Kim of New Jersey. “It will put Trump in the front and center.”
Ciattarelli is the Trump-backed Republican candidate for the governor of New Jersey, who leaned towards the Democrats but shows his willingness to support the GOP with the governor’s race. He runs against our rep. Mikier CherylA fourth-term Democratic lawmaker who has made Trump’s tactics the center of an incident that has taken place in the Garden State voters.
Trump’s decision to shut down and pull the tunnel project plugs seamlessly fits Cheryl’s story. Recently outside a suburban station in New York City, she said the project was a boon for New Jersey workers and commuters, and blamed the president and her rivals.
“We are at risk for the failure of a century of tunnels. That means over 200,000 people every day,” she said. “It’s sleazy that the US president is taking us money and attacking the economy. And the sleazy Jack Ciatarelli is on the way.”
Republicans held Democrats accountable
Ciattarelli denounces Congress’s Cheryl and her Democratic colleagues.
“Instead of doing her job, she chose to do partisan politics,” said campaign strategist Chris Russell. “She must be embarrassed.”
Democrats see the closure and the opportunity for the aftermath, but Republicans are not ready to admit that. Even critics of Trump say that probably doesn’t matter.
New Jersey Senator John Bramnickthe only Trump critic of GOP Primary this year said the voters he speaks to appear to be already in their minds. They love the president, support his policies, and Ciattarelli either Ciattarelli as the governor’s choice, or he vehemently dislikes him.
“It’s all burnt,” he said.
New Jersey Republican Congress Member Brian Bergen He said the shutdown didn’t see “take” as a race issue. He said, despite the president narrowing the margin of Democrats’ victory in New Jersey in 2024, he is likely still “underwater” with many people in the state.
He said Shutdown length It could be a factor, but we did not see any damage to Ciattarelli.
“I don’t think it would translate into a negative effect on Jack,” he said.
Virginia’s Democratic candidate is run against Trump
Virginia Democrats Check out the opportunity to shut down too. Governor’s party candidate, Abigail Spanbergerreleased ads after ads cast their opponents Wyn Earl Sears of the Lieutenant Colonel’s Government As Maga Republicans Who “speaks for Trump” and with his federal workers Government Efficiency Bureau.
“Virginians already face the disastrous effects of attacks on doges, reckless tariffs and healthcare compensation,” she said. “And now, our federation is facing a totally unnecessary cut in jobs, just as President Trump promises to enact mass shootings.”
The president’s aggressive tactics have also emerged in the Virginia Legislature’s delegation campaign, where all seats will be voted next month.
Virginia House Speaker Don ScottIn an interview with MSNBC, Democrats said Trump’s visit to a Naval Base in Virginia on Sunday came when the pay for service members he spoke was in danger due to the closure.
Earl Sears does not directly address Trump’s role in the closure. Her campaign did not respond to emails asking about the impact of the shutdown.
Sarah Lamb, a federal worker in New Jersey, said she currently works unpaid as an “exception” employee, but refused to say who she would vote for in the governor’s race, but said the closure was definitely in her mind. She said she was “responsible” financially, but she was passing by because she didn’t know how long her savings could endure.
Her message was, “I am someone else’s community member. I exist. This is difficult for my family right now.”
