[Windflier]

I thought you were referring to the “Torch gambit”.

Well, I must be lost. I thought you were making a reference to "passing the torch", as in replacing the Dem VP candidate with another.

Looks like you're referring to something else. What is the "Torch gambit"?

[Magic Fingers]

TRENTON, New Jersey (CNN) — Gov. Jim McGreevey announced Tuesday that former Sen. Frank Lautenberg would replace scandal-tainted incumbent Robert Torricelli as candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in the November elections, after Torricelli’s sudden withdrawal from the race.

Torricelli aka “Torch”. The gambit worked and Lautenberg won.