[JLS]

If the harassment case is strong and the complaint valid, it could be another way to get Nifong out of office if he wins the election.

This would be a very poor second best solution. Nifong needs to go down for this case to send a message to other DAs and the public that what he did was unacceptable. An unrelated ignoring a sexual harrassment claim would not convey the same message.

[ltc8k6]

Nothing is going to happen to Nifong over this case, imo.

The only way he is going down is if he loses the election.

If he wins the election, which he likely will, he will see it as a vindication of his methods and be bolder than ever, and this case will grind on to trial in 2007 just as he has been saying it will.

IMO, if the fong wins the election, he has won the whole battle.