This article is the first in a two-part series on the campaign trail with the candidates for New Jersey governor. WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — Twelve days before the election, the air inside the Mercer Oaks Golf Course dining room was heavy with penne alla vodka and agita.

Democrats showed up in reliably red Monmouth County, stumping for their gubernatorial nominee Mikie Sherrill and blasting Donald Trump.

A Democratic New Jersey councilman is publicly warning that his party’s gubernatorial nominee, Mikie Sherrill, is simply “not cut out for the job.”

New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli threatens lawsuit against Rep. Mikie Sherrill over defamation claims about opioid crisis deaths.

Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race, has received a significant boost from early voting returns, data suggests. Democratic voters outpace Republicans by 2,527 as of October 25, according to state records shared by Michael Pruser.

Obama will join Sherrill, who represents New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District and is now running for governor, along with other Democratic leaders at the "Get Out the Vote" rally. Organizers say the event aims to fire up supporters and encourage turnout for Democrats "up and down the ballot."

Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for governor in New Jersey, tells Fox News Digital she's 'seeing great energy' on the campaign trail and early voting results.

Buttigieg said Trump is backing down on his Gateway Tunnel cancelation and Sherrill will see its delivered if elected.