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This scenario makes no sense to me. Why would McG risk the backlash? Torricelli's only value to the Dems were his seat and his fundraising prowess. He was disliked by just about everybody. So if McG appoints someone, they've still got the seat. And Torch's embarassment has nullified his fundraising ability. So why put him back in there and further damage the party's reputation? They'll simply give the seat to an up and comer. Just my two cents.

Yea. I would agree with you - Provided that I believed that the Democrat Party cared how they looked in the eyes of the voting public. But from what I see, the kind of voters that vote Democrat now-a-days would applaud this kind of action.

They would do it as either

(A) Hey another victory for the little guys!,
(B) Boy, we really pulled the wool over the eyes of the Bad ol' Republicans now!,
(C) The Republicans couldn't of "stolen" this election!, and
(D) So what? We do whatever it takes. Whatever!

Now, apparently this is the kind of stuff that "insiders" of politics know all about. I don't know how valid that is. But I do know that Jay has been in Politics for over 20 years and has contacts all over the place. That is a fact. Also, he is also usually RIGHT ON with his predictions. That is also a FACT.

This scenario makes no sense to me. Why would McG risk the backlash?

The Democrats do not expect a large Backlash. They believe that in the state and the environment, that all of this is controllable.