From Fox News: A New Jersey Democratic mayor is breaking with his party to support Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the heated race for governor.
Dover Mayor James P. Dodd said he is backing Ciattarelli, who is endorsed by President Donald Trump, due to rising taxes, sanctuary city policies and what he called a lack of real solutions.
“I’ve had the opportunity twice now to have Jack Ciattarelli come to the town of Dover, explain his vision, his views on how to fix the state of New Jersey,” Dodd said Tuesday on “Fox & Friends First.”
“He has real solutions to fix these problems in our state. And that’s what we need right now.”
“On day one, Jack made a commitment to end sanctuary cities and the state of New Jersey will no longer be a sanctuary state. We need to let our law enforcement do their job. And I see these constant problems here in my small community in the town of Dover, and we need real solutions,” Mayor Dodd said.
Dodd also noted that many Democrats in his city are flipping to Republican.
“Dover is primarily a Hispanic community, and we’re seeing a lot of Hispanics go from Democrat, which they predominantly are, to Republicans because they’re tired of the system that’s failed, that doesn’t work any longer in our town and in our state. So I think, yes, we are [going to] start to see a lot of people flip red,” he predicted.
On whether he will also change his voter registration to Republican, Dodd said, “I haven’t made that decision yet, but I can tell you this, if I do decide to flip to Republican, I can tell you that a lot of council members will go with me.”
WATCH BELOW:
The Republican Party wrote on X, “Democrat Mayor James P. Dodd ENDORSES Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli for Governor. Why? ZERO real solutions from Mikie Sherrill. Even Democrats see that @Jack4NJ is the leader NJ needs.”
Democrat Mayor James P. Dodd ENDORSES Trump-backed Jack Ciattarelli for Governor.
Why? ZERO real solutions from Mikie Sherrill.
Even Democrats see that @Jack4NJ is the leader NJ needs.
— GOP (@GOP) September 30, 2025
Democratic New Jersey mayor endorses Republican in governor’s race, says he has ‘real solutions’ – Dover Mayor James P. Dodd joined ‘Fox & Friends First’ to discuss why he is crossing partisan lines and throwing his support behind Jack Ciattarelli https://t.co/Oal45gbTrv
— Todd Piro (@ToddPiro) September 30, 2025
Republican governor candidate Jack Ciattarelli was interviewed by Fox News host Laura Ingraham Monday night. WATCH BELOW:
🚨 Jack Ciattarelli BLASTS Mikie Sherrill:
“A liar, out of touch, and pushing policies that will keep NJ families paying the highest energy rates ever.” pic.twitter.com/MdZ1doGMZo
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) September 30, 2025
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NEW JERSEY POLL: Governor – Mikie Sherrill (D) internal
🟦 Mikie Sherrill: 50%
🟥 Jack Ciattarelli: 43%Unaffiliated: Sherill 47-42%
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