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The two Jusices that donated to both Torricelli and Lautenberg recuse themselves. Split decision, 3-2, denies the Democrats' request. Torricelli stays on the ballot. Torricelli gives conflicting statements as to whether he'll resign if re-elected. Forrester is forced to campaign against "A Democrat to be named later".

And the Democrats whine and cry, no matter what happens.

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Blue sky prediction:

The court recognizes that there are two requests here: Torricelli's request to be removed from the ballot, and the NJ Dem's request to replace his name on the ballot with someone else. They grant Torricelli's request - after all, this is America, and you can't force someone to run for office if they don't want to. They then tell the NJ Dems it's two weeks too late to replace his name on the ballot. End result - No new name for the NJ Dem's, absentee votes for Torricelli are ignored, and no Dem name appears in the polling booth.

I've got to stop smoking crack :).