June 3, 2025 • 5 mins
Mendte in the Morning sent Natalie Migliore out on the street to talk to the people about the beginning of early voting for NJ Gubernatorial primaries.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now it's seventen wors Beat on the Street with Natalie
Migliori and they're off.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
They'll be voting today in the New Jersey governor's race
and the two primaries to decide the two people that
are going to run to be the next governor of
New Jersey. And the races has national importance too. It's
considered a bell weather about how people feel right now
that they lean Republican, do they like Trump? Do they
lean Democrat. A lot of money is going to be
(00:29):
spent on this race, and Natalie Mgliori has been talking
to New Jersey voters to find out how they feel
about it in her Beat on the street. Good morning, Natalie.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Yeah, good morning, Larry. I almost feel like people don't
even know what's happening. Yes, we'll see when we get there.
Early voting gets underwee today in New Jersey's primary race
for governor. It's a crowd race with at least eleven
candidates running just for the parties right, but New Jerseys
will start leading out the field this week. Not everyone
(01:03):
chatty about politics this morning.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
I just moved down.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
I don't get moved out with the politics, but thankfully
welcome I'm probably the wrong person I ask. Unfortunately my
view on politics. I hate the politics of politics.
Speaker 5 (01:14):
I don't want to see a Democrat. I want to
see a Republican in this time. I've lived in New
Jersey for too many years and I'm tired of the politics.
The one side in this you know, not well on
to negotiate with the other side. I was Democrat my
entire life, and then you know, decided to switch party
affiliations a few big years back, and hopefully we get
(01:35):
a good, you know, challenger to the Democratic nod this year.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Yeah, so who's running. Well, six Democrats are buying to
be the party's candidate, while five Republicans are giving it
their best shot. But according to Political only three Republicans
are considered major candidates in this race. But it honestly
doesn't seem like any candidates are making headway, at least
with these folks who say they're not even seeing political
(02:02):
ads with that many candidates.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
Yeah, I hope someone starts, you know, maybe even on
like Facebook and like the television and like sput on
on social media, starts pushing it, because yeah, I live there,
my taxes go there, so I should know it's really
ignorant for me to say.
Speaker 5 (02:16):
I don't not of the bunch. Unfortunately, we don't have
too many good Republican nods this year. But you know what,
maybe one out of three so so will be good
enough for New Jersey. You know, voters, well.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Voters may not be sure who is on the ballot,
but they definitely know what they want.
Speaker 5 (02:35):
I'm looking for people to be in touch with the
tax payers, the people to fund everything. And that's the
biggest problem is, you know, they are so out of
touch with what New Jersey voters want that they forget.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Yeah. I hope someone comes in, and I hope someone
actually gives a sound plan what they want to do.
Like I want to see evidence of.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Someone who's going to take care and get rid of
a lot of the illegal immigrants.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
You know, some of the stuff that President Trump are
kind of rolled back for rights for women and things
like that. That's not cool. And you know, the LGBT
community that's important to me. We need to defend them.
They made a lot of strides in the last bunch
of years, and I would hate to see them go backwards.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Yeah. So, essentially, the last guy saying that he really
wanted a governor to protect people from the national forefront. Again, Larry,
in the beginning, we were saying this was a Bellweather race.
Though this really could determine which way you know, or
determine how the country is sort of rolling. It could
(03:33):
be a picture of that. However, Victoria one voter has
a slew of concerns for whoever takes office, especially when
it comes to affordability, housing and benefits.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
The fact that we still have areas with veterans not
getting assistants, are elderly not getting assistants, there's not a
lot of help for single parents, and the one of
the most, if not the most expensive states in the country.
So if they can figure out plans and programs that
actually help and long term, I think that's the best
thing they can do and start. And also all these
(04:04):
new builders who are building these new apartment complexes that
are saying empty hacken Sack is like seventeen buildings of
empty apartments because they're new builds and no one's renting
them because no one can afford them. From what I
remember is that New Jersey gave them tax cuts, so
they're just like, Okay, well we can leave them empty.
We don't even have to rent them. Housing is huge
in New Jersey. Why are sixteen buildings empty?
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Yeah, and that led to the conversation of affordability, Larry
and really being able to buy a house. So that's
definitely on that voter's mind as she heads to the
polls sometime this week. Poles will be open every day
through Sunday. They'll then close on Monday and reopen for
the actual primary election day next Tuesday, June tenth, so
we'll really see who the candidates are and who will
(04:46):
be running.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Yeah, it's a little disheartening that nobody knows who's running
with all the people you talk to or from New Jersey.
Speaker 1 (04:56):
Yeah, oh oh boy boy.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Okay, Well, it's gonna be a low voter turnout.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
You know.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
It's funny that one woman said that she hasn't seen
any ads since I've been sitting here. There's been four
that's run. I guess she was talking about social media.
If they don't have them on social media, that's their fault.
That's just stupid. Thanks a lot, Natalie. Be back tomorrow
morning at eight point fifty
Now it's seventen wors Beat on the Street with Natalie
Migliori and they're off.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
They'll be voting today in the New Jersey governor's race
and the two primaries to decide the two people that
are going to run to be the next governor of
New Jersey. And the races has national importance too. It's
considered a bell weather about how people feel right now
that they lean Republican, do they like Trump? Do they
lean Democrat. A lot of money is going to be
(00:29):
spent on this race, and Natalie Mgliori has been talking
to New Jersey voters to find out how they feel
about it in her Beat on the street. Good morning, Natalie.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Yeah, good morning, Larry. I almost feel like people don't
even know what's happening. Yes, we'll see when we get there.
Early voting gets underwee today in New Jersey's primary race
for governor. It's a crowd race with at least eleven
candidates running just for the parties right, but New Jerseys
will start leading out the field this week. Not everyone
(01:03):
chatty about politics this morning.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
I just moved down.
Speaker 4 (01:06):
I don't get moved out with the politics, but thankfully
welcome I'm probably the wrong person I ask. Unfortunately my
view on politics. I hate the politics of politics.
Speaker 5 (01:14):
I don't want to see a Democrat. I want to
see a Republican in this time. I've lived in New
Jersey for too many years and I'm tired of the politics.
The one side in this you know, not well on
to negotiate with the other side. I was Democrat my
entire life, and then you know, decided to switch party
affiliations a few big years back, and hopefully we get
(01:35):
a good, you know, challenger to the Democratic nod this year.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Yeah, so who's running. Well, six Democrats are buying to
be the party's candidate, while five Republicans are giving it
their best shot. But according to Political only three Republicans
are considered major candidates in this race. But it honestly
doesn't seem like any candidates are making headway, at least
with these folks who say they're not even seeing political
(02:02):
ads with that many candidates.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
Yeah, I hope someone starts, you know, maybe even on
like Facebook and like the television and like sput on
on social media, starts pushing it, because yeah, I live there,
my taxes go there, so I should know it's really
ignorant for me to say.
Speaker 5 (02:16):
I don't not of the bunch. Unfortunately, we don't have
too many good Republican nods this year. But you know what,
maybe one out of three so so will be good
enough for New Jersey. You know, voters, well.
Speaker 1 (02:29):
Voters may not be sure who is on the ballot,
but they definitely know what they want.
Speaker 5 (02:35):
I'm looking for people to be in touch with the
tax payers, the people to fund everything. And that's the
biggest problem is, you know, they are so out of
touch with what New Jersey voters want that they forget.
Speaker 3 (02:46):
Yeah. I hope someone comes in, and I hope someone
actually gives a sound plan what they want to do.
Like I want to see evidence of.
Speaker 1 (02:51):
Someone who's going to take care and get rid of
a lot of the illegal immigrants.
Speaker 4 (02:56):
You know, some of the stuff that President Trump are
kind of rolled back for rights for women and things
like that. That's not cool. And you know, the LGBT
community that's important to me. We need to defend them.
They made a lot of strides in the last bunch
of years, and I would hate to see them go backwards.
Speaker 1 (03:12):
Yeah. So, essentially, the last guy saying that he really
wanted a governor to protect people from the national forefront. Again, Larry,
in the beginning, we were saying this was a Bellweather race.
Though this really could determine which way you know, or
determine how the country is sort of rolling. It could
(03:33):
be a picture of that. However, Victoria one voter has
a slew of concerns for whoever takes office, especially when
it comes to affordability, housing and benefits.
Speaker 3 (03:44):
The fact that we still have areas with veterans not
getting assistants, are elderly not getting assistants, there's not a
lot of help for single parents, and the one of
the most, if not the most expensive states in the country.
So if they can figure out plans and programs that
actually help and long term, I think that's the best
thing they can do and start. And also all these
(04:04):
new builders who are building these new apartment complexes that
are saying empty hacken Sack is like seventeen buildings of
empty apartments because they're new builds and no one's renting
them because no one can afford them. From what I
remember is that New Jersey gave them tax cuts, so
they're just like, Okay, well we can leave them empty.
We don't even have to rent them. Housing is huge
in New Jersey. Why are sixteen buildings empty?
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Yeah, and that led to the conversation of affordability, Larry
and really being able to buy a house. So that's
definitely on that voter's mind as she heads to the
polls sometime this week. Poles will be open every day
through Sunday. They'll then close on Monday and reopen for
the actual primary election day next Tuesday, June tenth, so
we'll really see who the candidates are and who will
(04:46):
be running.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Yeah, it's a little disheartening that nobody knows who's running
with all the people you talk to or from New Jersey.
Speaker 1 (04:56):
Yeah, oh oh boy boy.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Okay, Well, it's gonna be a low voter turnout.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
You know.
Speaker 2 (05:04):
It's funny that one woman said that she hasn't seen
any ads since I've been sitting here. There's been four
that's run. I guess she was talking about social media.
If they don't have them on social media, that's their fault.
That's just stupid. Thanks a lot, Natalie. Be back tomorrow
morning at eight point fifty
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