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FORT LEE, N.J - He's not on the ballot, but President Donald Trump and his sweeping and controversial second-term agenda weigh heavily on this year's ballot box battle for governor of New Jersey.

And Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli, who enjoys the president's support, says Democratic nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill is trying to use Trump as a cudgel.

"Listen, if you get a flat tire on the way home from work today, she's going to blame it on the president. There isn't anything she doesn't blame on the president," Ciattarelli argued, as he sat this week for an interview with Fox News Digital.

New Jersey is just one of two states, along with Virginia, that hold statewide elections for governor this November.

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