Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) dismissed notions that he is a “lame duck” after a blow to his political capital in the state after his wife, Tammy Murphy, ended her Senate campaign.
Tammy Murphy announced on Sunday she would be dropping her Senate campaign after falling behind Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) in the polls, despite having the backing of much of the Democratic machine in the Garden State. Murphy mocked a headline from a Politico story that asked if he was a “lame duck” governor with less than two years left in his term, after his wife’s failed Senate bid, on Tuesday.
“When I see those headlines, I laugh,” the governor said, according to NJ.com. ”We’re sprinting through the tape. If you looked at my schedule right now, you would literally laugh at that statement with me. We’ve
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