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To: LindyBill who wrote (48300)	9/30/2002 1:21:44 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Can NJ Dems run somebody else in this late in the Campaign? I can't see any reason for him to resign, otherwise. I agree. Must be something else yet to come out. There is an odd precedent but fits only awkwardly. In the last gubernatorial Republican primary, the odds on favorite was an old crony of Whitman's (name escapes me) who she appointed as acting governor and, obviously, was the odds on choice to be their candidate. He got caught up in scandals and the only other candidate was a severe right winger that the party leadership (basically, a moderate Rep tone, given the state electoral views) thought was a loser and who had offended most of them several times over. So the party leadership put the arm on Bob Franks, who was a fairly capable politician even though he lost to Corzine. They put him on the primary ballot fairly late in the season. Turns out it was too late. The far right winger won and then lost to a not terribly strong Dem candidate, McGreevey. I don't know whether that says anything seriously about state law in such cases, particularly since it was a party primary, not a state wide campaign, and not for a national office. Looks as if we'll get to see.