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To: JohnM who wrote (48492)	10/1/2002 10:30:06 AM
From: gamesmistress	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I got the impression from the first accounts yesterday (of his withdrawal from the Senate race) that some Democratic sources were trying to force his hand. Obviously the NJ Dems think they can get around the state law that says if a candidate for U.S. Senate drops out at least 51 days before the general election, the state committee of his party has three days to name a replacement. (Only 36 days remain). I think it would set a lousy precedent - our candidate is behind in the polls! Let's drop him! If Torricelli had resigned from the Senate, then McGreevy would have been able to appoint someone to finish his term, even if for just a couple months. There's at least precedent for that, though I'm sure the Repubs would have been furious, having a likely victory snatched away and going thru the whole election process again next year. Right now there really isn't any precedent to justify replacing a candidate so close to the election.