The Post endorses Jack Ciatarelli for New Jersey governor

New Jersey voters sick of the blue-state blues have a shot at some relief this November, by backing Republican Jack Ciattaralli for governor.

We heartily endorse Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman who came within three points of toppling incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy (D) in 2021 and now faces same-old, same-old hack Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill .

If Garden Staters want more of Murphy’s misery — through-the-roof utility bills, nation-leading taxes, woke schools, decaying infrastructure, oppressive crime and massive state debt — they should race to back Rep. Sherrill .

If not, Ciattarelli is the clear choice.

Start with Sherrill’s professed top priority: “affordability.”

Her plan to tame costs boils down to: more handouts (at taxpayer expense), targeting mysterious “bad actors,”