It's the Brian Lera Show on WNYC.

Happy Election Day, everybody.

The New Jersey gubernatorial race has been nationalized.

Both candidates had presidents joining them on the campaign trail in recent days.

Let's hear a clip first from former president Barack Obama, stumping for Mikey Sherrill, the Democrat, at a rally at Essex County Community College on Saturday.

We've got a president who thinks it's okay to use the Justice Department, just for example,

to use the Justice Department to go after his political opponents.

Wait, wait, wait.

Here's a rule.

You can't boo.

You got to vote.

They won't hear you if you're booing, but they'll hear your vote.

So there's Obama for Mikey Cheryl.

Here's President Trump at a teletown hall for Jack Chittarelli last night.

Mikey, Cheryl, the only thing she's got going is it's a very unusual name.

I've never heard of the name Mikey for a woman, but maybe this will be the list. So President Trump, former President Obama, and with

me now is Nancy Solomon, host of the Ask Governor Murphy Monthly Call-in Show on WNYC,

and of course, longtime Jersey journalists for the station. Hey, Nancy, happy election day.

Thank you.

Hi, Brian.

Were you surprised that presidents were weighing in there?

I know Trump also weighed in in the New York City mayoral race officially last night.

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