The Democrat establishment tried to tie Kean to Trump and [[Chris Christie]] with the aim of weakening his support among suburban voters who shifted away from the GOP in the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 presidential election]],<ref>Chao, Mary (November 5, 2021). [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2021/11/05/nj-governor-election-showed-identity-politics-rejected-suburbs/6270233001/ In NJ nail-biter, suburban voters sent a wake-up call to 'woke' Democrats]. ''northjersey.com''. Retrieved November 27, 2021.</ref> to which Kean responded:<ref name=tomkeantargetssocialism/> | The Democrat establishment tried to tie Kean to Trump and [[Chris Christie]] with the aim of weakening his support among suburban voters who shifted away from the GOP in the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 presidential election]],<ref>Chao, Mary (November 5, 2021). [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2021/11/05/nj-governor-election-showed-identity-politics-rejected-suburbs/6270233001/ In NJ nail-biter, suburban voters sent a wake-up call to 'woke' Democrats]. ''northjersey.com''. Retrieved November 27, 2021.</ref> to which Kean responded:<ref name=tomkeantargetssocialism/> |