Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli met Sunday night in the first of two debates in the closely-watched New Jersey governor’s race. The hour-and-half long discussion often turned contentious as Sherrill tried to tie Ciattarelli to President Donald Trump in the minds of voters, and Ciattarelli, in turn, attempted to cast Sherrill as one of a long line of Democrats who he said had failed the state.

Affordability issues dominated much of the discussion, including property taxes and skyrocketing electricity bills in one of the most expensive states in the country. Notably, Ciattarelli committed to not raising sales taxes if elected governor — after the Sherrill campaign has repeatedly accused him of planning a tax hike — while Sherrill said she could not make the same prom

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