New Jersey swaps brash Christie for quieter Phil Murphy
ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is set to trade its brash-talking Republican governor, a friend and early supporter of Donald Trump, for a former diplomat with an at-times folksy demeanor promising to be on the vanguard of opposing the Republican president.
Wednesday marks the first day of Democratic Gov.-elect Phil Murphy's transition to one of the country's most powerful governorships, taking over for the term-limited incumbent, Chris Christie.
One day after the election, a hoarse Murphy thanked voters at a commuter rail station in Hoboken. He said he would kick off his transition in the evening.