NJ Voters Support Sherrill for Governor at Obama-Backed Rally

NEWARK, N.J.—Hundreds of people lined up outside the Essex County College gymnasium in Newark this weekend to attend a campaign rally for New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) on Nov. 1. Johnnie Freeze was among those waiting to get a glimpse of Sherrill and former President Barack Obama, who headlined the event. The 52- year-old said the rally was a great opportunity to hear what Sherrill had to say. He and his son, Orion, traveled an hour from their hometown in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, to Newark. “I’ve read her platform and we tried to catch her when she came to our town but we missed her that day,” Freeze told The Epoch Times. “I’m pretty positive I’m voting for Mikie. I like what she said about cost controls on rent.”...