NBC News’ Steve Kornacki says Mikie Sherrill’s victory in the New Jersey gubernatorial race should serve as a warning to Republicans—Trump’s MAGA following is nontransferable.

President Donald Trump drummed up substantial support in New Jersey in the 2024 election, giving state Republicans hope of carrying his momentum into 2025.

“[Republican candidate Jack] Ciattarelli was a test case: Could these Trump gains transfer to a non-Trump Republican running without Trump on the ballot?” wrote Kornacki in a Wednesday analysis. “The answer is a resounding no.”

Trump seemed to agree, writing on Truth Social Tuesday night that the wave of Democratic victories in New Jersey, Virginia, New York, and beyond happened because “Trump wasn’t on the ballot.”

Kornacki says the landslide win for Sherril

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