NJ Dems hatch plan to make Bob Menendez re-election unlikely: report
So far, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has given little indication he has any plans to resign, or even to bow out of seeking re-election, following his federal corruption indictment. Indeed, he has continued to deny all charges and even suggest that the Justice Department is persecuting him for being Latino.
But elsewhere in New Jersey politics, it's a different story, as POLITICO reports Democrats in the Garden State are debating a move to strip him of key ballot line endorsements — a move that would make it difficult for him to be re-nominated if he choses to run.
"New Jersey Democrats were already agitated by the serious nature of the charges outlined in the indictment of Menendez and his wife, Nadine. Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) on Friday afternoon became the first member of the state's congressional delegation to call for Menendez to step down from Congress following the indictment," reported Sarah Ferris and Matt Friedman. "It's not clear how quickly the state's Democrats might try to move against Menendez's formal listing on their ballot, if they do. The senator drew a primary challenger, small-town mayor Joe Signorello III, but he since shifted his sights to the House."...
