{"id":31682,"date":"2017-06-07T04:47:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T04:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=31682"},"modified":"2017-06-07T04:47:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T04:47:31","slug":"christie-congratulates-lieutenant-hits-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/christie-congratulates-lieutenant-hits-opponent.html","title":{"rendered":"Christie congratulates lieutenant, hits opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tChristie congratulates lieutenant, hits opponent<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Latest on the New Jersey primary races for governor (all times local):<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t12:15 a.m.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRepublican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is congratulating his top deputy for her primary win while taking a shot at her Democratic opponent, a former Goldman Sachs executive.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChristie congratulated Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (gwah-DAH’-noh) in a statement released late Tuesday. He says New Jersey can’t afford to return to the days of having Wall Street run it.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tGuadagno also took shots at Democrat Phil Murphy’s career with Goldman Sachs in her victory speech. It’s a message his Democratic opponents used as well.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChristie didn’t endorse anyone in the contest but says he voted for Guadagno.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChristie is unpopular in New Jersey, with more than three-quarters of voters disapproving of how he’s handled the job.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMurphy and Guadagno will square off on Nov. 7.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t___<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t10:30 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRepublican nominee for New Jersey governor Kim Guadagno (gwah-DAH’-noh) has contrasted herself with Gov. Chris Christie in her primary victory speech, saying she’s running on her record.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tGuadagno is the state’s lieutenant governor. She emerged victorious in Tuesday’s primary and will face Democrat and former Goldman Sachs executive Phil Murphy in the Nov. 7 election.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tShe says she’s proud of her record and values. She highlights the state’s falling unemployment rate.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tGuadagno has served as Christie’s deputy for two terms and defeated leading opponent Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli chit-ah-REL’-ee) and three other candidates.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChristie didn’t endorse anyone in the contest but says he voted for Guadagno.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChristie is unpopular in New Jersey, with more than three-quarters of voters disapproving of how he’s handled the job.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t10 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDemocratic nominee for New Jersey governor Phil Murphy says he’s honored and humbled to be the party’s pick.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe wealthy former Goldman Sachs executive commented on his victory over five other Democrats in the race to succeed unpopular term-limited Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday at a victory speech in Newark.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMurphy will take on Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (gwah-DAH’-noh) in the Nov. 7 general election.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMurphy is a former diplomat who greatly outspent his rivals. He defeated former federal prosecutor Jim Johnson, state Sen. Ray Lesniak, Assemblyman John Wisniewski (wihs-NES’-kee), former Teaneck firefighter Bill Brennan and Tenafly Councilman Mark Zinna.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t___<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t9:15 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tA wealthy former Goldman Sachs executive will square off with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s top deputy in the race to replace the unpopular governor.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDemocrat Phil Murphy and Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (gwah-DAH’-noh) won primary elections on Tuesday and will face off in November.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMurphy is a former Obama administration ambassador to Germany. He poured more than $20 million into the contest and won endorsements from the state’s powerful county political machines.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tGuadagno has served as Christie’s top deputy since they were elected in 2009. She defeated three rivals on Tuesday, including Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (chit-ah-REL’-ee). She has stressed her differences with the unpopular term-limited governor.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t___<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t9 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tA wealthy former Goldman Sachs executive and Obama administration ambassador has won the Democratic nomination in the race to replace unpopular term-limited Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPhil Murphy defeated five rivals in one of only two statewide races in the country. His victory means he will take on the winner of Tuesday’s Republican primary in November.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMurphy was an ambassador to Germany under Democratic President Barack Obama. He poured more than $20 million into the contest and won endorsements from the state’s powerful county political machines.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHe promised to check Republican President Donald Trump if elected and to fully fund the state’s pension system, ramp up education spending and rejoin a regional greenhouse gas alliance.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMurphy survived attacks from top rivals that compared him to former Gov. Jon Corzine (KOHR’-zyn), another one-time Goldman Sachs executive.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t8 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPolls have closed in New Jersey’s primary races to replace unpopular term-limited Republican Gov. Chris Christie.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tVoters decided Tuesday on the Democratic and Republican candidates to represent their party in the Nov. 7 contest. New Jersey and Virginia are the only two states with governor’s races.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe leading Democratic candidate is Barack Obama’s former ambassador to Germany Phil Murphy. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (gwah-DAHN’-yoh) was atop the polls on the Republican side.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMurphy faces a challenge from five other candidates. His leading opponents are Jim Johnson, state Sen. Ray Lesniak and Assemblyman John Wisniewski. Guadagno’s top competitor is Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (chit-a-REL’-ee).<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tVoters also picked their parties’ representatives in nearly two dozen competitive Assembly and state Senate primaries on Tuesday.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAll 120 members of the Democrat-controlled Legislature are up in November.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t7:15 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tVoters have begun the process of finding term-limited Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s replacement, with thoughts about Wall Street banks and the Trump administration on their minds.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe winners of Tuesday’s primaries will go on to compete in the Nov. 7 general election. Phil Murphy is the leading Democratic candidate, while Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (gwah-DAHN’-yoh) is the leading Republican.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTwenty-five-year-old Sharyn Kingston, of Freehold, says she was wary of Murphy’s Goldman Sachs background, but says she voted for him because he’s best suited for the job.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tJohn Parilla is an immigration lawyer from Alpine. He says he voted for Guadagno because he likes the range of experience she brings to the job.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tParilla says he doesn’t see her as a Christie clone but does see similarities between Murphy and former Gov. Jon Corzine.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t___<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t3:50 p.m.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Democratic front-runner in the race to succeed Republican Gov. Chris Christie is disregarding the incumbent’s attacks on him as a fraud.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSource:- https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/the-latest-polls-close-in-jersey-governors-race-primaries\/2017\/06\/06\/b66e6f36-4b15-11e7-987c-42ab5745db2e_story.html?utm_term=.861dd52ccca2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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