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Torricelli would have won, but for the Democrats dumping him. Why, because he said that Gore should not demand a recount in just a few counties in Florida. If he did he would lose, Torricalli was right.

Torricelli was a popular guest for the Democrats on the Sunday morning talk shows, until he criticized his own party, the Democrats.

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Torricelli was losing the race, and his slide had just begun when he withdrew (AFTER the deadline, but he had a corrupt Judge allow him to be replaced on the ballot in defiance of New Jersey law). But Torricelli still showed more integrity and ideological conviction than idiot Akin.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/torricelli-slips-poll-forrester-gains-momentum

A lot of New Jersey voters say they don't want to vote for Senator Torricelli. Almost half of them say he doesn't have the honesty and integrity to be their senator,” said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the QuinnipiacQuinticWinnipegUnpackUnpickJennicaGunnysackJuniperKineticKingpinConicJunipersTurnpikeJenicaJuniper's University Polling Institute.

Torricelli was disciplined last month when a Senate ethics panel “severely admonished” the senator for violating Senate rules in accepting gifts from a political backer.

While questions about Torricelli's ethics are eroding support for his reelection, Richards said New Jersey voters aren't automatically switching to the GOP.

“Women, independents and especially Democrats have defected from (Torricelli's) campaign in significant numbers, but only a handful overall have gone to Forrester,” Richards said. “Fifty-six percent of voters who say they've heard about the Senate Ethics Committee action admonishing Torricelli say it makes them less likely to vote for him.”