Weeks after surviving a narrow statewide election, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged that Democrat Party support is waning because Americans are “sick of masks” and mandates. When asked about his closer-than-expected victory over Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, Murphy explained that New Jersey residents “feel like government is not connecting with them.” “They’re sick of masks, being told what to do in terms of vaccines, probably not thrilled with what they sense is going on in Washington, they may have lost a job or a business that went bust—or a loved one, worse yet,” he told Politico this week. Going further, Murphy said that more government decisions and mandates have to be decided on based on data, not just political coercion. “Do two things: Do right by COVID. And I know all these folks, and they do that already, but keep making the decisions not based on the politics …