Politics & Government
VP Biden To Attend Rallies For Gov. Candidate Phil Murphy
Biden will stump for Murphy at two events Memorial Day weekend.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Former Vice President Joe Biden will campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy in Lyndhurst Sunday.
Biden will stump for Murphy at the Lyndhurst Recreation Center, 862 Valley Brook Ave. Doors open at 1:30 p.m.
Biden will also stump for Murphy at the Edgewater Recreation Center Sunday.
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Murphy is one of six Democrats running in this year's primary election. He is leading his opponents by double digits, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released May 3.
In February, Phil Murphy got some heat from Republicans, including Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, for remarks he made comparing President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler.
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Murphy made millions working for Goldman Sachs and was a major donor to President Barack Obama. He was appointed by Obama as the Ambassador to Germany. He is now back in Middletown and campaigning heavily to be governor.
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Photo: Phil Murphy participates in a Democratic gubernatorial primary debate, Thursday, May 11, 2017, in Newark. — by Julio Cortez/Associated Press
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