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"3. Corzine now leaves the Senate giving Republicans a chance to take that seat. (He can't buy it for someone else)
4. It will be fun to watch Corzine try to cut taxes by a constitutional convention and then explaining why it didn't work."

I believe Corzine sa Governor, can appoint his successor. Word is out that it is Menendez.

BOTH the Repubs and Dems want a Constitutional Convention to solve the tax mess they were elected to address. By having a COnstitutional Convention, they can, like Pontius Pilate, wash their hands of the responsibility of any unpopular prescritions. And of course, keep their "jobs".

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Answering you and Heff, yes I know he appoints someone but,

1. 2 years is not long enough to gain a rep as an incumbent.

2. Being appointed by Corzine will mean whomever it is inherits all of Corzine's enemies and like 1/2 his friends.

3. Whoever it is won't be able to spend 40 odd million.

4. People generally, even in New Jersey, tend to think of someone who gets appointed as a hack and they TEND to have trouble winning on their own. (Witness Cody's inability to get a sniff at the Dem nomination)

Let's try and be positive, it's a Democratic state, Republicans are 10 points down from the start.