Murphy is expected to release a video Sunday announcing her decision.
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy has been in a heated primary with Rep. Andy Kim for the Democratic nomination. | Seth Wenig/APNew Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy announced she is suspending her U.S. Senate campaign Sunday, ending a troubled Democratic candidacy that exposed the deep rift between New Jersey’s Democratic grassroots and party bosses.
“After many busy, invigorating — and yes, challenging — months, I am suspending my Senate campaign today,” Murphy said in a video message. “I’ve been genuine and factual throughout. But it is clear to me that continuing in this race will involve waging a very divisive and negative campaign, which I am not willing to do.”, who launched an insurgent campaign against Murphy that transformed what some feared would be a near-coronation into one of the nation’s premier Senate primary races.
Murphy made the announcement formal after meeting with county Democratic chairs who had backed her Sunday in the offices of the Genova Burns law firm in Newark. While there are two other candidates in the race — labor leader Patricia Campos-Medina and activist Lawrence Hamm — without Murphy in the race Kim is the near-prohibitive favorite.
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