If the NJ Republicans had been the party trying to switch candidates at this late date, the court would have tossed out their request.
The media want us to believe that Forrester had nothing going for him but people's disgust with Torricelli, which I don't believe. I think he can win if he runs a smart campaign.
Lautenberg didn't win by much the last time he was on the ballot, in 1994, when he was much younger than he is now.
The 1994 vote was 1,033,487 for Lautenberg vs. 966,244 for his opponent (Haytaian). A 67,243-vote margin out of 2 million votes.
Frank quit the Senate because he was going to lose to Whitman...he's not a dominating figure in New Jersey as his last election results show.
Forrester still should win this election, and the sleaze associated with this trick will really hurt the Carnahans, Johnsons, and Harkins who have to campaign under the Democrat ticket. You have to wonder what they think of this nice little gambit.