OLD BRIDGE, NJ — GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli took on one of his rival’s most potent attacks against him — his alliance with President Trump — during a lively rally in the middle of the state this week.

“If you get a flat tire on your way home, it’s President Trump’s fault,” Ciattarelli quipped to roaring laughter from the crowd, regurgitating a frequent line in his stump speech.

“There is nothing she won’t blame on the president,” he said, referring to Democratic foe Rep. Mikie Sherrill.

Ciattarelli was largely preaching to the choir on the chilly night as the audience, which included some MAGA-hat wearers, was overwhelmingly Republican.

Trump has loomed large over the race and has been one of Sherrill’s great sources of ammunition against Ciattarelli, marking a co

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