well election day 2024 isn't even here yet and# already the upcoming 2025 gubernatorial race## is heating up with a growing pool of candidates# and Barbs being traded between some of the top## contenders gubernatorial hopeful and Jersey city mayor# St... Sherrill and Josh Gottheimer of being deceptive# as they campaign for their reelection while## simultaneously planning to almost immediately run# for governor is it disingenuous or just politics## senior political correspondent David Cruz takes a# look New Jersey city mayor Steve Fulop's campaign## for governor so far has been characterized# by well-timed viral moments that have gotten## lots of attention there's the time he publicly# questioned why he was supporting Tammy Murphy## for US Senate I got to tell you mayor that sounds# to me like buyer regret I mean I'm not going to## call it buyers regret I mean I made a decision# I got to stick with it or the time he accused## the governor of retaliating against him because# of it strategically calling for the end of the## party line all attention Grabbers he took another# stab at that strategy recently when he berated two## potential primary foes Josh Gottheimer and Mikie Sherr... really running for governor it's a very strange# and weird approach to outright say for the last## year I want to serve you in Congress I think this# is very important I want to be your Congressman## because this is an important election then get# elected to that seat and being before being## even sworn in pivoting and saying just kidding# I wasn't being honest with that I really want to## run for governor because I think this is a better# position I mean most elected officials don't do## that well it's true that Sherrill and Gottheimer have# been circumspect about their future plans their## prospective candidacies for governor have been the# worst secrets in New Jersey even their reelection## ads barely mention their districts or congress# Josh Gottheimer gets it done for New Jersey Mikie Sherrill her patriotism runs deep Sherrill ignored# Fulop's comments and Gottheimer dismissed him talk## about the height of hypocrisy from flip Fulops said a Gottheimer statement I presume mayor Fulop will## stop leaving the boundaries of Jersey City to run# for a Statewide office that he started running for## before either of us ever got to Congress# political observers give Fulop credit for## his pluck it was an easy punch to throw and it# did the trick of putting Gottheimer and Sherrill on blast he was smart about it and he did put# them in the box so they have Mikie Sherrill and## Josh Gottheimer have been very very careful not to do# anything that can be perceived as starting their## gubernatorial campaigns early voters we spoke to# today told us they had more present elections on## their minds they Shrugged about Sherrill and Gottheimer ... it's natural for anyone in any career to look# ahead to what their next step is and politics## is no different do you um think that most people# are even thinking about Josh Gottheimer and uh## Mikie Sherrill running for governor do most people# even think about that right now no I mean I knew## about Sherrilll's interest I wasn't clear about# Gottheimer and I know about Fulop's interest## uh so who knows I think it's Politics as Usual I# don't think it's more dishonest than anything I've## seen recently so maybe Fulop's clutching the# pearls a bit after all he once ran for governor## and few people didn't think he'd do it again# even when he was running for reelection as## mayor but for another week Gottheimer and Sherrill had#.. governor while Steve Fulop got to remind them that# he is.

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