NBC'S BROKAW REPORTS DEMS SCURRY TO GET TORI REPLACEMENT A "FIASCO" AND "CHAOS"

[Liz]

Couldn't have said it better myself. So schadenfreud-ish in that Torricelli's forced exit from the race b/c he is an ethical nightmare for Dems tuns into a Dem nightmare to replace him.

[Liz]

Fugeddabattit.

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

The Wall Street Journal says the Torch was pressured to "pull out". He had to get something in return.

Like maybe being saved from a hit squad? Is there a Ft. Marcy Park in Trenton?

[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

The Dems are running scared. They're behaving like cornered rabid dogs.

[for-q-clinton]

Tori was "persuaded" to drop out b/c all the Dem candidates from dog-catcher on up were panicked they would lose with him at the top of the ticket.

This is why the courts will be sure to violate the law and create their own laws. They can't afford to allow the republicans to sweep their state.

As soon as the court rules to add Launtenberg to the ballot and remove the torch the republicans should do 2 things.

1) Appeal to SCOTUS 2) Each day announce they want to give the voters of Jersey a choice and demand a new ballot be printed due to a change they believe will be in the best interest of offering a competitive race. We could start with every race that doesn't have a republican running. I would love to see how the courts handle this and how they contradict themselves.

[RightFighter]

And to further complicate things the Torch may not want to give his campaign money to Lautenburg,who does not like Torrecelli..

Actually, Toricelli is forbidden to give his campaign dollars to another candidate. The most he could legally give to Lautenberg or anyone else is $1000. The only thing the Torch could do is give all of his money to the national party, but even then, he's not allowed to "earmark" the money for the New Jersey Senate race, as other large-donation donors do.

[Capt. Tom]

The only thing the Torch could do is give all of his money to the national party, but even then, he's not allowed to "earmark" the money for the New Jersey Senate race, as other large-donation donors do.

The pundits say Toricelli has about 6 million in his campaign war chest.

Giving 6 million to the to the national party will allow all or a part of it to flow to Lautenberg.

If the Torch really dislikes Lautenberg like they say he does. And Toricelli has called Lautenberg "no balls" in the past, Toricelli may just hold onto his campaign money. - Tom

[RooRoobird14]

Did you hear Lautenberg's "Hello, here I am to the rescue" speech yesterday? It was AWFUL. (I loved it--LOL) You'd think the guy would have prepared a little. All Lautenberg stuttered about was "a woman's right to choose," "corporate interests paying for the envirnment they pollute," "prescription drugs for seniors," blah, blah, BLAH. It's as if he went to sleep 4 years ago, just woke up, and doesn't realize 9/11 happened.

You know, if he ends up on the ballot, he may end up getting thrashed by Forrester anyway.

[Argus]

That's a great analysis, but I tend to think the payoff is for Torch to be named either Attorney General or Supreme Court Justice in the next Hillary Clinton administration.

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[Common Tator]

Like maybe being saved from a hit squad?

The torch raised 100 million dollars in just one year for the Democratic party. Some of it was illegal and he got caught.

How in the Hell can the democrats get people to collect illegal money for them if they kill the the most successful one they have ever had because he got caught raising illegal money for them and couldnt be re-elected.

It was the democrats that saw all the evidence against the torch last January and only scolded him. They could have evicted him from the senate last january appointed Lautenberg to replance him and Lautenberg would be a 30 point favorite today.

It wast the Democrats THAT refused to punish him and put him on the ballot. Democrats don't hit the best non presidential fund raiser they ever had... just because there was a controlling legal authority.

The democrats were and ARE trying to save the best illegal fund raiser they have ever had.

Get a clue.

[RJCogburn]

Well, that is interesting thinking...and believable!

[America's Resolve]

Just curious. How's your legislature going to take having their power to set election law usurped by the judicial like this?

Or doesn't your state consitution have a seperation of powers clause?

Godspeed