The chances of Democrats winning the New Jersey Senate race to replace indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) have improved now that a messy primary battle will be avoided following first lady Tammy Murphy’s decision to drop out.
Murphy’s announcement came one day ahead of the filing deadline, leaving Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) as the all-but-certain Democratic nominee after the embattled incumbent Menendez announced he would not run for reelection as a Democrat last week. But Menendez also left the door open to running as an independent.
The recent development prompted the nonpartisan Cook Political Report to change the race rating from Likely to Solid Democrat even with the added factor that Menendez could decide to run
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