Democrats were 'terrified' at Torricelli reelection bid

North Jersey News ^ | 10-2-02 | JEFF PILLETS AND MIKE KELLY

[Oldeconomybuyer]

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[Greeklawyer]

Then they should have removed him before the primary. It was the height of arrogance to assume he would win re-election. He ran the primary, he won the primary end of discussion. Why is there no talk of putting forward the other Dems. from the primary?

[dirtboy]

So at a time when most New Jerseyans were probably thinking a lot more about a shore vacation than partisan politics, Democratic leaders quietly hatched a plan to undermine Torricelli, even as the first-term incumbent prepared to fight for his political life against an unknown Republican challenger.

Interviews this week with a half-dozen party leaders show that a nervous Democratic establishment long ago resolved to rid their ticket of the hobbled U.S. Senate candidate as soon he fell behind in internal party polls.

So the Dem leadership could have acted over a month ago ... but chose to wait. This should be Exhibit A in the GOP legal presentation to SCONJ. The Dems could have cleaned this up well before the 51 day limit. BUT THEY WENT TO FAR AS TO LET TORCH GIVE THE DEM RESPONSE LAST SATURDAY TO BUSH'S RADIO ADDRESS. Hardly the sign of a group trying to get rid of Torch at the first opportunity.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"We didn't care so much that Bob Torricelli was going to lose - good riddance. We cared that all the little people on the ticket were going to pay the price as well."

Good riddance to the "little people on the ticket" as well.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

A rare PING from Olde ...

[InvisibleChurch]

i'm guessing that word went out from xxxlinton and mcauliffe to states w/ close races to mess up the voting process ... maybe drudge will find a memo

[poet]

Interesting look into the mind of a liberal. Any office seeker below a senator is considered one of the "little people". If they think that of their own band of corrupt group, what must they think of us?

Hmm, how revealing!

[OldFriend]

That those ba$tards should refer to Forrester as a 'goon'.......

[Billthedrill]

It wasn't just the "little people on the ticket" (I'm sure the state nominees will be delighted at that patronizing phrase) that were at stake, it was every Dem on every state ticket nationwide that was afraid that mud in this amount would spray them as well. The Torch found out what Jeffords is finding out - "friendship" in matters political is a foundation made of sand.

[Non-Sequitur]

I hope Forrester is as pure as the driven snow because if he wins this thing then every inch of his financial, political, and personal dealings will be gone over by people trying to make him look worse than the Torch.

[dirtboy]

Ping

[KellyAdmirer]

Hard to see how leaving Torricelli on the ballot and simply letting him get shellacked would be worse than the way this cynical, sharp maneuvering by the Democrats makes them and their party look.

[Redbob]

What kind of Stupahs had to wait for the release of the federal report to know that Torricelli was a crook?

Oh, right: people too stupid generally to pull the right voting lever...

[capydick]

"The irony is that Torricelli is a brilliant man who did great things for his party and the people of New Jersey,"

He is neither brilliant nor did he do great things for New Jersey. I am sure,however,that he did what could be considered "great things" for his party. Corruption,graft and undermining national security are considered "great things" when you're a Democrat.

On another point - I wonder if our gay governor's boyfriend had attended this meeting? You know - just to be there for him during his first test against the Don clinton.

[Dark Wing]

ping

[ex-Texan]

Thanks for posting this report!

It supports what I suspected about Democrats in New Jersey. They were always uncomfortable with Torricelli and his corrupt politics! It is the Big Names in the Party that are responsible for the corruption of the Democratic Party ... Kennedy, the Clintons, Dash-Hole, Geb-phart and on and on.

Also significant is the fact that the media caused the destruction of the Torch .... and the NBC special report with an interview with Chang was important!

I think we will see the NJ Supremes handle this case in an honorable manner. And I think the voters in NJ will vote in an honorable way....

Personally, I think voters are ready to reject the destructive antics of the Clintons, Dash-hole, Kennedy and Geb-phart!

[Zack Nguyen]

How telling that NJ Dems wouldn't force Torricelli out until he began to fall behind in the polls. He may be corrupt, but we'll love him until it looks like he can't win. Warped morality.

[gridlock]

You nailed that. The 'Rats could have pulled Torricelli two months ago, and nobody would have had any grounds for objection. But then the replacement would have to face a long, drawn out campaign. Negatives would begin to build up, and the novelty of the newcomer would wear off.

The 'Rats timed this out perfectly. We'll have a week or two of unsettled legal wrangling, and then a 'Rat challenger will emerge. The dumb sheep who vote 'Rat habitually will be so relieved to have a candidate that they will fight each other to kiss his feet, no matter how unappetizing the eventual 'Rat choice. Some bogus poll will be run that shows the 'Rat challenger neck-and-neck, giving him instant credibility. The 'Rat can then spend the next three weeks doing the standard 'Rat hatchet job on Forrester (He wants to poison the air, starve the children, force your daughter to bear his child, etc), and Forrester will not have an ample opportunity to respond.

If the NJSC allows this, they have completely abandoned their collective responsibility. Democrats should be allowed to lose elections in the Garden State. The fact that Torricelli was down in the polls does not mean there has to be a Constitutional crisis.

[finnman69]

Its too late, there is going tobe such negative backlash PR from this fraudalaent attempt to preserve their power base, Dems will stay home in droves.