DC: New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez won the Democratic primary Tuesday, but not without a strong turnout for his virtually unknown single opponent who didn’t even raise the $5,000 required to report election donations.
Lisa McCormick, owner of a business-to-business communications firm, gained over 35 percent of the vote in the Democratic New Jersey primary, according to Politico’s election tracker.
It will be a tough race in the fall between Menendez and Republican challenger Bob Hugin, who won his own primary Tuesday, to see who fills New Jersey’s vulnerable seat. Hugin was four points ahead of Menendez in a Dickinson University poll May 26, a dramatic change from an April Monmouth University poll that showed Menendez 21 points ahead.
The little campaigning McCormick did was focused on term limits and anti-corruption, a theme Menendez would rather avoid. A bribery and corruption case against Menendez ended in a mistrial in September, allowing the two-term senator to avoid prison and stay in the Senate. Despite that, the Democratic party backed Menendez from the get-go, which irked McCormick and, apparently, many other New Jersey Democrats. MORE
After looking at Republican challenger Bob Hugins positions on his website, he’s not a conservative and will not receive any of my money. Granted, Menendez is a crooked and corrupt piece of crap, but at least you know that going in.
Hugins wants to increase the cap on the amount of state taxes that can be deducted from federal income taxes. Maybe lower state taxes. Maybe.
Sounds squishy on healthcare reform, too.
That’s the impression that I got. If anybody knows otherwise, I’m all ears.
Thinking about it, Hugins, as a Senator, would have no say on New Jersey state tax rates. That is set by the state House. So that part about lowering state taxes is just happy talk.
term limits can be achieved at the voting booth if the voters give a damn phenry.
maybe the next one elected is nothing to write home about but at least you have rid yourself of the current one.
i guess democrat nj doesn’t have strong feelings against corrupt child molesters.
Sorry, but I’ve heard the “tough race” meme too many times to believe it. The tough race ends with the incumbent winning, regardless of what he did.
In a just world, Menendez would be doing 20 years for child rape.
@Tony R June 6, 2018 at 12:29 pm
> In a just world, Menendez would be doing 20 years for child rape.
In a just world, Menendez would be executed for being a Senator.