Is this good news or bad news????
His Senate seat becomes open when he is sworn in.
Since he was a junior 1st term senator, probably no big deal.
But, is there anything the Reps can do to take advantage of the openly contestable seat?
Not contestable. A Democrat will be appointed and will be an incumbent with all advantages pertaining thereto.
Steve Doochie from Fox and Friends lives in NJ
Not contestable. Corzine appoints his replacement, who serves out Corzine's term. Then the replacement runs as an incumbent 'Rat. In NJ, that's about as close as you can come to a lifetime appointment.
On the Rep side, the opponent will probably be...Forrester? Why not? He's becoming the Harold Stassen of NJ politics. So what does a third statewide loss matter? Hey, at least he's getting good at writing concession speeches.
No - the Gov appoints in NJ. Word is Rep. Melendez is the front runner.