And why did he lose ?
"I don't know the positions of Tom Keane Jr - who they are grooming to take on Menendez. His dad was classified as a RINO, is the son a RINO too? so when that senate race comes up, are we going to go through this again, with the NJ conservatives posting that they are "staying home"?"
Yes. Why should Conservatives support another liberal RINO that mocks and trashes their values ?
Schundler lost because he didn't get enough votes, NJ is another state where this mythical "hidden vote" simply does not exist.
the only way to win in these states is to hold the conservative base, and have a candidate that attracts moderates. in these states, either conservatives can be a part of winning coalition, or they can stay-at-home and let the Dems win, then b*tch for 4 years about how bad things are.