ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With weeks to go in New Jersey's high-stakes governor's race, key members of Democrats’ diverse coalition, including union and Black leaders, have been raising concerns — even when they’re not supposed to.

New Jersey state Democratic Chair Leroy Jones Jr. spoke on a recent Democratic National Committee conference call that was designed to project strength ahead of the fall elections. Yet he concluded with a warning.

“As a Black man, not just as a Black chair, we have to do better,” Jones said, referencing challenges messaging with the state’s Black community.

New Jersey voters on Nov. 4 will decide an election that has drawn intense interest from both major political parties — and the White House. The race, along with an election for Virginia governor, will be

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