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NJ Gov. Phil Murphy 'Can't Imagine' Leaving Job Even If Biden Elected

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

By    |   Thursday, 20 August 2020 10:42 AM EDT

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he plans to stay in the Garden State even if Joe Biden beats President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election.

Murphy told Politico’s Playbook Live that his job is in New Jersey.

“I can’t imagine, even in peacetime, I can't imagine another job. But certainly not under the circumstances in which we find ourselves,” Murphy said.

He told Playbook author Matt Friedman that his decision to stay in New Jersey and run for a second term in 2021 was “unequivocal, unequivocal.”

Some have suggested that Murphy might leave his gubernatorial duties behind for a position under the Biden administration, according to Politico. Murphy served as U.S. ambassador to Germany during the Obama administration. He also has a long personal relationship with Biden. Murphy joined him on the campaign trail three years ago.

Despite the relationship, the first-term governor said he is staying put.

“I’m staying right here and we’re going to stay together and try to get this awful crisis behind us as fast as we can,” Murphy said of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he plans to stay in the Garden State even if Joe Biden beats President Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election. Murphy told Politico's Playbook Live that his job is in New Jersey. "I can't imagine, even in peacetime, I can't imagine...
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