Former Rep. John Ashbrook told FNC’s “Outnumbered” that the Democratic candidate for governor in New Jersey, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, is acting like someone who expected to be winning but is not:

JOHN ASHBROOK: It is so ridiculous, too. I’m not from New Jersey, but I have worked statewide campaigns for 20 years. I can tell you this has the telltale signs of a Democrat in trouble. She didn’t think she was in trouble. She is running a terrible race, and I talked to somebody with Ciattarelli’s campaign and they see trendlines moving in the positive direction. You know New Jersey has been fool’s gold for statewide for a very long time, at least since Chris Christie was governor. A very difficult state for Republicans to win, but he is running a very good race. That is why the trendlines are good for him. I think he is down outside of the margin of error. Maybe we have the poll. But to be honest, there is a real opportunity, and I don’t think anybody saw that coming, but maybe Sherrill sees it today. KAYLEIGH MCENANY: It’s a four-point race in RealClearPolitics, and by way of example, the polls were off last time Sherrill ran-five points in the Democratic direction. MOLLIE HEMINGWAY, THE FEDERALIST: There are states-New Jersey-and both are supposed to be pretty reliably blue. And he was, for a long time, polling double digits down, but now it’s so close. I agree, this seems like something you say when desperate and when you figure out this might be your only line of attack. But it will be interesting to watch.
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