Overview
- Democrats added $500,000 for get‑out‑the‑vote efforts in New Jersey and Virginia, lifting the DNC’s total investment in those states and Pennsylvania judicial races to more than $6 million.
- Polling still shows Mikie Sherrill ahead but with a shrinking edge, including Quinnipiac at 50%–44%, Fox News at 50%–45%, Fairleigh Dickinson at 52%–45%, and a KAConsulting poll at 47%–44%.
- At an Oct. 18 event, Ciattarelli aide Dr. Ibrar Nadeem said he wants a ban on same‑sex marriage and made a remark about “taking money from Jews,” and Ciattarelli later posted that he supports same‑sex marriage despite not disputing the comment on stage and having voted against marriage equality in 2012.
- President Trump renewed his endorsement of Ciattarelli and attacked Sherrill on energy costs, as Sherrill highlighted the administration’s Gateway Tunnel funding freeze and pressed affordability as a top issue.
- Energy policy has become a pressure point as Ciattarelli promotes rooftop solar to lower bills while industry experts note those plans clash with Trump‑era cuts to solar incentives and project cancellations, with early voting set to begin Oct. 22.