An anti-Trump Republican for governor tries to defy gravity in New Jersey's primary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

76% : Just last month, Ciattarelli got a coveted meeting with Trump at his golf club in Bedminster, only to be followed by news that Spadea also enjoyed a brief meeting with the president the following day.
57% : " Ciattarelli and Spadea have taken the opposite approach, heaping praise on Trump at every opportunity and courting his endorsement.
43% : " Last week, Bramnick introduced the "New Jersey Laken Riley Act," NJ S4302, which would require undocumented immigrants charged with any indictable offenses be held in jail and allow local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
28% : Trump's stronger than expected showing in New Jersey in November, where he lost by just six points, buoyed Republican hopes that the once solidly-blue state is turning purple.
27% : The question is whether the other candidates will actually get drawn into the debate without just talking about Trump."
25% : And although he is against Trump, Bramnick is trying in campaign mailers and TV ads to appeal to the president's supporters on policy.
23% : But as Spadea and Ciattarelli have savaged each other in ads and on the debate stage, Bramnick has been left largely untouched, including vulnerable areas like his relationship with Christie -- a political ally he backed for president against Trump.
17% : But recent polling shows Trump unpopular in the state.
17% : Dan Cassino, director of the Fairleigh Dickinson University poll, said Bramnick is trying to walk the line of not supporting Donald Trump while appealing to his voters.

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