Murphy Defends Mandates, Taxes in Debate Over N.J.’s Future
- Candidates clash over mask mandates, climate change, tax cuts
- Poll shows Governor Murphy has lead over Republican challenger
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.
Photographer: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy sparred with his Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli on Tuesday night as the Democratic incumbent tried to highlight contrasts along national party lines over hot-button issues like vaccine and mask mandates, abortion and climate change.
During the first in-person televised debate of the race, the candidates attacked each other for an hour and tried to sway voters with a little more than a month until Election Day.