Republican Primary frontrunner Jack Ciattarelli appeared this weekend in Bedminster grinning beside an equally cheerful President Donald Trump at the Trump National Golf Club, setting off a flurry of intrigue on all sides.

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Trump backers and Ciattarelli backers loved it.

Democrats delighted in it, convinced they can defeat the Republican gubernatorial candidates by tying him to the controversial sitting president.

The main takeaway?

If Ciattarelli - now heavily favored to win the June 10th Primary - gets to the general election, he will win or lose New Jersey based on Trump's standing in November.