Representative Mikie Sherrill won the Democratic nomination for New Jersey governor Tuesday, defeating five rivals thanks to heavy fundraising and political support from the bulk of the party establishment. She will face Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former state legislator who narrowly lost a previous gubernatorial race in 2021.
Sherrill’s victory means that in the two main statewide elections of 2025, for the governorships of New Jersey and Virginia, the Democratic Party is nominating candidates drawn directly from the military-intelligence apparatus—what the WSWS has characterized as the “CIA Democrats.”
Which is fair. But you have to assess. Who else is likely to get in. Is there anyone else besides the Republican? If there is let’s get behind them and push them. But if there isn’t as sucky as this may be a right-wing Democrat is still better than an outright fascist. Although they shouldn’t be left in for more than one term at most. We should start lining up someone to primary them in the very next election. They don’t get a pass just because they’re not Republican.