New Jersey Pollster Says He ‘Blew It’ After Tight Governor’s Race

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy addresses supporters at an election night event in Asbury Park, N.J., on Nov. 3, 2021. Rachel Wisniewski/Reuters

Monmouth University Poll’s top pollster said Thursday the outfit messed up in projecting New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy would handily beat Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli.

“I blew it,” Patrick Murray, the director of the polling group, wrote in a blog post.