This is the only thing the media will talk about for a few days -- how the Democrats are gaming the election in NJ. It will even push Iraq onto the back-burner for a few days. Then Daschle will want his kitchen table issues discussed once the Torricelli debacle dies down, but Bush will try to put Iraq back onto the national spotlight. Depending on how the Republicans fight back over Torricelli, the Dems could be made to appear as power-mongering obstructionists who take the word of a murdering dictator over a sitting president.
People will have to be very careful how they play out the end-game on this.
-PJ