It’s best for the Dems to simply ignore Zimmer at this point, as vilifying him would only raise his profile. With 6 challengers, Lautenberg could win in the high 40s with the opposition splitting the remaining vote. I’ll be shocked if Zimmer makes it to above 45%. More likely it’ll be around 40%. I still think Laut will end up with around 55% or so.
If nothing changes, I’d tend to agree. My point here, repeatedly, is that the incumbent cannot break 50% in the polls. He has an approval rating in the low 40s, and he’s spent $6 million -$5 million during his primary, where his opponent continually hammered him on his age. Zimmer could definitely make this a race if he had the resources. Will he get them? I dunno.