Governor Josh Shapiro

That's a great question. So last year, President Trump shrunk his loss margin by almost 12 points in New Jersey. And it wasn't just New Jersey. You look at New Jersey, Illinois, Maryland, New York, California, I believe he shrunk his loss margin by 10 to 12 points across all five of those states. So not unique to us. It clearly emboldened him. I know he thinks he knows New Jersey very well.

That's a great question. So last year, President Trump shrunk his loss margin by almost 12 points in New Jersey. And it wasn't just New Jersey. You look at New Jersey, Illinois, Maryland, New York, California, I believe he shrunk his loss margin by 10 to 12 points across all five of those states. So not unique to us. It clearly emboldened him. I know he thinks he knows New Jersey very well.

That's a great question. So last year, President Trump shrunk his loss margin by almost 12 points in New Jersey. And it wasn't just New Jersey. You look at New Jersey, Illinois, Maryland, New York, California, I believe he shrunk his loss margin by 10 to 12 points across all five of those states. So not unique to us. It clearly emboldened him. I know he thinks he knows New Jersey very well.

So his sort of core states of interest, I think, are New York, Florida, and new jersey where he has a home where he's been had casinos in atlantic city where he's got family uh so he he i think feels like he knows the state well emboldened by a smaller loss margin um and we'll see i i think it's a uniqueness to him personally I didn't see the coattails. I'll give you an example.

So his sort of core states of interest, I think, are New York, Florida, and new jersey where he has a home where he's been had casinos in atlantic city where he's got family uh so he he i think feels like he knows the state well emboldened by a smaller loss margin um and we'll see i i think it's a uniqueness to him personally I didn't see the coattails. I'll give you an example.

So his sort of core states of interest, I think, are New York, Florida, and new jersey where he has a home where he's been had casinos in atlantic city where he's got family uh so he he i think feels like he knows the state well emboldened by a smaller loss margin um and we'll see i i think it's a uniqueness to him personally I didn't see the coattails. I'll give you an example.

He won Passaic County, which is pretty shocking, I have to say. But all of the countywide candidates right below him on the ballot, Democrats won handily. We're going to know whether it's him or a broader trend because New Jersey is one of two states this year, as is always the case after the presidential, along with Virginia that have a governor's race.

He won Passaic County, which is pretty shocking, I have to say. But all of the countywide candidates right below him on the ballot, Democrats won handily. We're going to know whether it's him or a broader trend because New Jersey is one of two states this year, as is always the case after the presidential, along with Virginia that have a governor's race.

He won Passaic County, which is pretty shocking, I have to say. But all of the countywide candidates right below him on the ballot, Democrats won handily. We're going to know whether it's him or a broader trend because New Jersey is one of two states this year, as is always the case after the presidential, along with Virginia that have a governor's race.

So we've got a very contested primary on both sides. Primary is June 10. General election is November. I assume the president will play. I'm not sure on the primary, but I'm certain he'll play in the general. When I first got elected, Ben, he had just had his first year in office. We thought that was chaotic. We obviously weren't anticipating the past two and a half months.

So we've got a very contested primary on both sides. Primary is June 10. General election is November. I assume the president will play. I'm not sure on the primary, but I'm certain he'll play in the general. When I first got elected, Ben, he had just had his first year in office. We thought that was chaotic. We obviously weren't anticipating the past two and a half months.

So we've got a very contested primary on both sides. Primary is June 10. General election is November. I assume the president will play. I'm not sure on the primary, but I'm certain he'll play in the general. When I first got elected, Ben, he had just had his first year in office. We thought that was chaotic. We obviously weren't anticipating the past two and a half months.

But I kind of ran against that chaos and won by two touchdowns. I'm not sure that playbook will apply this year. I think it will for the Democrat, whoever the Democratic nominee is, but we're in uncharted waters, to say the least.

But I kind of ran against that chaos and won by two touchdowns. I'm not sure that playbook will apply this year. I think it will for the Democrat, whoever the Democratic nominee is, but we're in uncharted waters, to say the least.

But I kind of ran against that chaos and won by two touchdowns. I'm not sure that playbook will apply this year. I think it will for the Democrat, whoever the Democratic nominee is, but we're in uncharted waters, to say the least.

So as a narrow Democratic Party matter, that's very concerning. On the other side, and this is you probably saw this, Ben, around the country as we saw it in New Jersey. We lost the election in November. All of us stunned, sort of a little bit of a, if not more than a little bit of a deer in the headlights period of time that extended, I think, until fairly recently. That has begun to shift.

So as a narrow Democratic Party matter, that's very concerning. On the other side, and this is you probably saw this, Ben, around the country as we saw it in New Jersey. We lost the election in November. All of us stunned, sort of a little bit of a, if not more than a little bit of a deer in the headlights period of time that extended, I think, until fairly recently. That has begun to shift.

So as a narrow Democratic Party matter, that's very concerning. On the other side, and this is you probably saw this, Ben, around the country as we saw it in New Jersey. We lost the election in November. All of us stunned, sort of a little bit of a, if not more than a little bit of a deer in the headlights period of time that extended, I think, until fairly recently. That has begun to shift.

We had these protests on Saturday in New Jersey, just like we had them around the country. It reminded me so much so of the 2018 cycle, people coming out of the woodwork, places we're guessing 500 people would show up and three to 5,000 folks showed up. So you're starting to see, it's taken a while, probably shame on the Democratic Party that it's taken this long.

We had these protests on Saturday in New Jersey, just like we had them around the country. It reminded me so much so of the 2018 cycle, people coming out of the woodwork, places we're guessing 500 people would show up and three to 5,000 folks showed up. So you're starting to see, it's taken a while, probably shame on the Democratic Party that it's taken this long.