Tammy Murphy’s campaign manager, Max Glass, exited the team Thursday following the New Jersey first lady’s uneasy campaign for U.S. Senate.
The campaign did not provide a reason for Glass’s exit and has not yet announced a replacement for the role. Glass was announced as Murphy’s campaign manager in January, having previously worked on numerous Democratic campaigns in Connecticut, North Carolina, and other states.
“We are extremely grateful for the value and the passion that Max brought to our team and his efforts to stand up this campaign,” Alex Altman, the Murphy campaign spokeswoman, said.
The race to replace Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has proven to be a challenge for Murphy’s campaign. Since Menendez’s indictment in September on charges of taking bribes for political favors, top Democrats in the deep-blue state have called for Menendez to step down and were open to a new candidate to unseat the senior senator.
Murphy, the wife of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, was originally seen as the front-runner in the race, garnering support from party leaders when she made her bid to run in November. Since then, she has lost the Democratic convention in Monmouth County, her home, and faced questions of nepotism given her marriage to the state’s governor.
Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) currently leads the race to unseat Menendez. In a February poll, Murphy trailed Kim by double digits. Menendez has not yet announced if he will run for reelection.
Democratic conventions are underway in the Garden State. Here, the party will determine which candidate appears on New Jersey’s unique county line system for the June 4 primary. The county line groups party-backed candidates together on one ballot line, leaving non-party-backed candidates elsewhere on the ballot. The county line has historically brought a heavy advantage to party-backed candidates, proving the critical nature of the conventions.
Democratic conventions are scheduled in Burlington and Hunterdon counties this weekend. Kim is expected to win his home, Burlington County.
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Still, the Murphy campaign remains confident of its success.
“We have momentum and a clear path to winning the primary on June 4 and making Tammy Murphy the Democratic nominee to the U.S. Senate in this November’s election,” Altman said.
