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Two polls done since mid-July suggest that the edge in the 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial campaign still belongs to U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey. But her Republican opponent, Jack Ciattarelli, isn't too far out based on the number of undecided voters. And in the background, the more recent of the two polls found that a majority of New Jersey residents think the state is moving in the wrong direction. That finding, coupled with another showing that a majority of residents disapprove of outgoing Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy's performance, create some interesting dynamics in the race for governor. More: 'Fill a transit gap': Glassboro-Camden Line pitched at Rowan University event NJ governor election poll by Fairleigh Dickinson Success in this race may depend on whether Democrats can make it about national politics or whether Republicans can focus voters on what's going on close to home, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll. The poll tested the electoral waters in mid-July with a sampling of 806 'likely voters.' Those basically are people who voted in at least one of the two most recent gubernatorial races, mixed with people who registered since the 2021 race. Farleigh Dickinson released this breakdown of the results last week: Sherrill with support from 45% of the group, Ciattarelli, who also ran in 2021, with 37% and an additional 16% undecided. On Aug. 4, Dan Cassino, executive director of the poll, said independents make up the vast bulk of the undecided vote. Selling a party platform to voters who have chosen to avoid party affiliation is complicated, Cassino said, especially with the way politics has changed to reflect sharper divides on issues with more attention on national debates. 'If you're an Independent, it's `homework,'' Cassino said. 'Right? You have to Google these people. You have to really figure out who you want to vote for. And I've been teaching college for 20 years. I can tell you. People don't like doing their homework. 'The other side of this is, let's say, you're an independent voter who really does pay a lot of attention to politics,' he said. 'And they exist. ... If you're paying any attention to politics at all right now, you're paying attention to the tsunami of news we've got coming out of Washington. You're not paying attention to what's going on in New Jersey because we don't have a lot of homegrown media that people are consuming.' More: Atlantic City International Airport soon landing direct flights to Miami. What to know. New Jersey, national issues compete for voters The Fairleigh Dickinson poll last month worked in a twist to the interview script. The idea was to see what might happen to voter views about Sherrill and Ciattarelli if certain local or national issues were mentioned. This involved asking about issues after a subject already had stated who they preferred as governor or who they were leaning toward, then seeing if anything changed. The follow-up questions on 'local' issues would address energy, flooding and New Jersey Transit. On a national level, questions would solicit opinions of U.S. President Donald Trump and immigration. When local issues were raised, the effects were not significant among Democrats and Republicans. But they generated a 7-point move toward Ciattarelli among independents, the poll found. When national issues were raised, however, independent support for Ciattarelli dropped 4 points. Mostly, those voters shifted to a 'not sure' position. 'It is telling that, really, the ones moving around are Independents,' Cassino said. 'Which is what you expect, you know? Devoted partisans are not going to change their minds based on two minutes of questions.' For the candidates, Cassino said, the lesson is message 'framing' is critical with independents. 'I felt very validated that this is very much what we're seeing on the campaign trail,' Cassino said. 'With Jack Ciattarelli doing everything he can to say, 'This is not about Donald Trump. This race is nothing to do with national policy. It's all local. Just local issues.' And Mikie Sherrill taking every opportunity to bash Donald Trump. "And those are the best strategies for both those candidates.' The poll found that 81% of likely voters who approve of the job that Trump is doing will support Ciattarelli. An additional 13% of these voters said that they aren't sure who they'll vote for, and 4% said that they intend to support Sherrill. More New Jersey voters disapprove of Trump's performance in office than not. But Sherrill has the support of just 77% of them, and 5% of those who disapprove suggest that they'll support Ciattarelli. Poll: NJ going in the wrong direction under Murphy A slightly more recent poll is from A2 Insights, which went online from July 29 to Aug. 2 to survey 629 "likely" voters. The poll did not have a sponsor. A2 Insights describes itself as a nonpartisan public opinion polling firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Its results have Sherrill up 50.9% to 45% for Ciattarelli. It found just 4.1% of respondents were still undecided on who they want as the governor. Other findings in the A2 Insights poll include the following. Sherrill has a 55-40% lead in the 18- to 22-year-old age group. Ciattarelli leads among men 52-45%, with Sherrill leading 56-39% among woman. Voters without a college degree favor Ciattarelli 49-46%, but those with a bachelor's or more favor Sherrill 56-41%. A majority of respondents, 50.7%, said they feel New Jersey is moving in the wrong direction versus 35.8% who see the state on the right track. Approximately 61% of undecided voters believe the state is on the right track. Turning to Murphy, 44.7% in the survey "strongly disapprove" of the two-term governor and 6.6% "somewhat disapprove." The poll found the two issues most important to respondents were the economy and taxes, at 32.6% and 30.7%, respectively. Joe Smith is a N.E. Philly native transplanted to South Jersey 36 years ago, keeping an eye now on government in South Jersey. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for The Daily Journal in Vineland, Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, and the Burlington County Times. Have a tip? Support local journalism with a subscription. This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Fairleigh Dickinson University polling shows Sherrill with lead
