Down the ballot: A Jersey challenge
Posted: Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:11 AM by Mark Murray
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States, 2008
Rep. Rob Andrews will challenge the 84-year-old incumbent Sen. Frank Lautenberg in the Dem primary, the New York Times writes. “Opposition to Mr. Lautenberg stems not from any ideological differences but rather his advanced age. In a statement, Mr. Andrews said: ‘2008 is a year of great change in American politics. Millions of new voters have chosen to enter the political process as a means to make our country better. As New Jersey elects a United States senator this year, people from all over the state have expressed the desire to have real choices based on a positive, substantive campaign.’”
“The primary winner is expected to be heavily favored in the November election against whoever emerges among the three little-known Republicans competing for their party’s nomination: State Senator Joseph Pennacchio, a dentist from Morris County; Murray Sabrin, a finance professor at Ramapo College; and Andrew Unanue, a political novice and Manhattan resident whose family owns the Goya food company. Still, New Jersey’s Democrats must now cope with a bruising primary fight between two well-financed and well-known contenders.”
