Van Drew made the national media rounds, even getting a supportive tweet from Trump after an appearance on Fox & Friends.
Until recently, Democratic leaders saw Van Drew as one of the few Democrats who could win in a pro-Trump district.
Van Drew’s political conversion doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be the GOP nominee.
And while Trump’s backing would be politically potent, it would have to overcome hard GOP feelings from decades of tough election battles against Van Drew.
One of the Republican candidates, Brian Fitzherbert in a statement Saturday accused Van Drew of “trying to use South Jersey Republicans to cling onto his power.”“How stupid does Desperate Jeff Van Drew think South Jersey Republicans are?
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