The Hunterdon Republican Chairman wants the mayor of Flemington to resign.

“While I don’t quite know where to begin, I do know where to end: Mayor Driver, you should resign and you should do it now,” Chairman Gabe Plumer wrote on his party organization’s Facebook page. “Your statement is antithetical to the principles of representative democracy. It is further proof that you do not represent the people of Flemington, the character of Hunterdon County, and the values of at least a part of the Democrat party. While I trust Republicans agree with me, I also call on Freeholder Candidate Heller and all current Flemington candidates to join me and many others in a bipartisan call for Mayor Driver’s immediate resignation.”

The statement in question was the following:

 Gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli likewise jumped on the post with a tweet.