{"id":2495642,"date":"2025-10-07T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/momentum-in-new-jersey-race-with-ciattarelli-amid-sherrill-bumps\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T12:22:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:22:58","slug":"momentum-in-new-jersey-race-with-ciattarelli-amid-sherrill-bumps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/momentum-in-new-jersey-race-with-ciattarelli-amid-sherrill-bumps\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Momentum&#8217; in New Jersey race with Ciattarelli amid Sherrill bumps"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmomentum-in-new-jersey-race-with-ciattarelli-amid-sherrill-bumps%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2495642&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses shifting momentum in the new jersey gubernatorial race, highlighting Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli gaining an advantage amid controversies surrounding democratic nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill. Sherrill faces scrutiny over unexplained $7 million stock trades made after her election to Congress and questions related to a 1994 Naval Academy graduation incident, which have cast doubt on her campaign despite New Jersey typically leaning Democratic. Polls show a tight race between the candidates, but Ciattarelli benefits from these controversies and past close election results, including former President Donald Trump nearly winning New Jersey in a recent race. Ciattarelli has actively targeted Sherrill&#8217;s financial dealings on social media to capitalize on her weakened position. Despite the controversy,Sherrill maintains her notable academic and military record,including receiving the Navy achievement Medal. The situation illustrates growing uncertainty in a state historically considered a Democratic stronghold. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;Momentum&rsquo; in New Jersey race is with Ciattarelli amid Sherrill bumps: Joe Concha<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2365812\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> Contributing Writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3837407\/new-jersey-flips-red-mikie-sherrills-gubernatorial-campaign-is-imploding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joe Concha<\/a> said recent events in New Jersey&rsquo;s gubernatorial election could tip the scales and give Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli the victory this November.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) is facing several <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >campaign setbacks amid reports<\/a> on her, including failing to explain how she made $7 million in stock trades after getting elected to Congress and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3825270\/jeffries-criminal-investigation-archives-illegal-release-mikie-sherrill-military-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">being unable to walk at her Naval Academy graduation<\/a> in 1994. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3837481\/democratic-doubts-grow-over-new-jersey-governors-race-report-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">These two controversies have cast uncertainty<\/a> on her winning New Jersey, which is reliably a Democratic stronghold.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3840273\/jon-stewart-calls-chuck-schumer-human-flat-tire-amid-shutdown-fight\/\">Jon Stewart calls Chuck Schumer &#8216;a human flat tire&#8217; amid shutdown fight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3840383\/trump-bad-bunny-super-bowl-performance-absolutely-ridiculous\/\">Trump shreds Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show selection: &lsquo;Absolutely ridiculous&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3840363\/government-shutdown-los-angeles-airport-air-traffic-controllers\/\">Government shutdown leaves LA area airport without air traffic controllers for hours<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Concha, a New Jersey resident himself, said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-knows-what-women-want\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Knows What Women Want\">election isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t about how it starts, but how it ends. He said almost all current polls put Ciattarelli and Sherrill in a &ldquo;dead heat,&rdquo; including one that was &ldquo;the most accurate&rdquo; on the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So we have a Mikie Sherrill who, this is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-israeli-food-truck-was-disinvited-from-philadelphia-immigrant-business-showcase-backlash-ensued-so-entire-event-was-canceled\/\" title=\"An Israeli Food Truck Was Disinvited From Philadelphia Immigrant Business Showcase. Backlash Ensued, So Entire Event Was Canceled.\">business show<\/a>, still can&rsquo;t explain how she tripled her worth and made $7 million in stocks, defense stocks, amazingly that she picked just like [former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi&rsquo;s (D-CA) husband] Paul Pelosi would, while she was on the Armed Services committee in the House,&rdquo; Concha said on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>Varney &amp; Co<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3167146&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=5e8b93a4b8d4fbfd44e1762f2ded7b75\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;So, between that, between the fact that she obviously has a cheating scandal on her hands, she couldn&rsquo;t even walk with her graduating class at the Naval Academy for some reason, yet she won&rsquo;t explain or at least release the transcript as far as her disciplinary records. Jack Ciattarelli has all the momentum right now,&rdquo; Concha said.<\/p>\n<p>Concha added that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/?p=3839512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> almost won New Jersey against former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3838085\/harris-repeats-false-claim-2024-closest-election-21st-century\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> last year, and Ciattarelli lost his last gubernatorial election against sitting Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy by only a few points. He said this, combined with Sherrill&rsquo;s controversies, makes him think Ciattarelli could become the next governor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3835314\/government-shutdown-seeps-into-new-jersey-governors-contest-with-hudson-tunnel-project-stalled\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN SEEPS INTO NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR&rsquo;S CONTEST WITH HUDSON TUNNEL PROJECT STALLED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sherrill did not cheat amid the 1994 Naval Academy scandal, but she said she wasn&rsquo;t allowed to walk at graduation because she did not report her classmates who were involved. She is listed as a &ldquo;notable graduate&rdquo; on the school&rsquo;s website and received the Navy Achievement Medal for saving the life of a classmate at the academy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Jerseyans deserve transparency, not vague excuses.<br \/>Made millions, paid fines&hellip; yet still no clear explanation.<br \/>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/76uiYhBMqc\">https:\/\/t.co\/76uiYhBMqc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NWQa6Y9x32\">pic.twitter.com\/NWQa6Y9x32<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jack Ciattarelli (@Jack4NJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jack4NJ\/status\/1975244732885348361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ciattarelli promoted a website targeting Sherrill&rsquo;s stock exchanges on X Monday. The post included Sherrell&rsquo;s appearance on <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em> radio show, where she said she doesn&rsquo;t trade &ldquo;individual stocks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ciattarelli gains momentum as Sherrill faces setbacks in NJ race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2495643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25265012102129.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57259,13710,33096,5069,60820],"class_list":["post-2495642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ciattarelli","tag-momentum","tag-new-jersey","tag-race","tag-sherrill"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25265012102129.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2495642"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2495646,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495642\/revisions\/2495646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2495643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2495642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2495642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2495642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}