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Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that New Jersey is suffering from “crap leadership” as he urged voters in the Garden State to support Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli for governor.

“Get out there and vote for Jack if you live in NJ,” Vance said in a post on X. “New Jersey is such a great state, but it’s suffered too long under crap leadership.”

Ciattarelli is in a close race with Democrat Mikie Sherrill to become New Jersey’s next governor. The last time a Republican held the office was when Chris Christie served from 2010 to 2018. Current Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, is term-limited and departing in January 2026.

Vance’s post about Ciattarelli comes just days after former President Barack Obama visited New Jersey to campaign with

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