GLEN RIDGE, N.J. (AP) — Democrats say fallout from the Trump administration’s aggressive tactics during the shutdown of the federal government could give them a welcome boost in the only two governors’ races on the ballot this year.

In Virginia, 175,000 people work for the federal government, according to the Congressional Research Service. In New Jersey, where federal workers number roughly 23,000 by the CRS’s estimate, the Republican administration has announced the freezing of $18 billion in funding for a rail tunnel connecting the state to New York City.

The Nov. 4 elections in Virginia and New Jersey represent the next big tests of how voters view both President Donald Trump’s second term and Democrats’ reaction to it. They take place against the backdrop of the shutdown fight, igni

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