CLIFTON, NJ — New Jersey Democratic Party Chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr. openly admitted that the Garden State is a “battleground state” now, while stumping with Rep. Mikie Sherrill , as polls show her in a dead heat with Republican Jack Ciattarelli .

“Thank you so much for joining us here in New Jersey, the epicenter of our democracy, because this is a battleground state,” he proclaimed, kicking off a speech that centered largely on national politics rather than state issues.

“Let me tell you this, New Jersey is a battleground state this time because we are fighting for our future, we are fighting for affordability, we are fighting for democracy,” Jones further warned the crowd.

Jones and Sherrill had been rallying in Clifton, NJ, part of Passaic County, which President Trump dramatica

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