Democrat Phil Murphy says he’d never be in position to run for New Jersey governor if he never knew Barack Obama. “He’s always had our backs and New Jersey will always have his back,” Murphy said. Obama kept his focus mostly on the New Jersey Governor’s race. “Phil has spent his life creating jobs and growing opportunity. He knows what it means to serve. And he wants to put that vision, that experience, that leadership to work serving all of the people in New Jersey. With good jobs that pay good