![]() ![]() And his Republican base is outnumbered by Democrats. He is running with an unpopular Republican in the White House. "We know he can fund himself but what else?" Fairleigh Dickinson University political science professor Peter Woolley said of Hugin. New Jersey has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 1972, and Democrats have nearly 900,000 more registered voters than Republicans, though unaffiliated voters are the state's biggest voting bloc. Megan Piwowar, a spokeswoman for Hugin, said Wednesday "corrupt career politician Bob Menendez has failed New Jersey," while Menendez campaign adviser Mike Soliman said the senator "stands up to greedy CEOs."ĭespite the freshness of the corruption case, Hugin faces a number of hurdles, even with his ability to spend millions of dollars of his own cash to boost his campaign. Hugin cast Menendez as untrustworthy and selfish because of the now-dropped corruption case against him when he launched his campaign in February. Phil Murphy called Menendez New Jersey's "indispensable senator" for his work on immigration, storm recovery after Superstorm Sandy and getting federal funds for a new Hudson River rail tunnel. Menendez Wednesday assailed Trump's policies on immigration, guns, health care and other issues and said he would fight for New Jerseyans against a president who "divides us, distracts us, but does not deliver for us."ĭemocratic Gov. Trump lost to Hillary Clinton in New Jersey. The seat is one Democrats hope to hold onto in a year when they are defending 10 Senate seats in states President Donald Trump won in 2016, while Republicans work to preserve their narrow 51-vote majority. Menendez and Hugin have strong backing in their parties and are expected to win their separate primary contests in June. Menendez said at a press conference after his mistrial in November "those who were digging my political grave so they could jump into my seat, I know who you are and I won't forget you." Cory Booker, the only fellow Democrat to refer to Menendez's travails at Wednesday's kick-off event. "If you kick a lion when he's down, you'd better be careful when he stands up," said Sen. #MENENDEZ VS HUGIN ON THE ISSUES TRIAL#A trial ended in a hung jury last fall, and Menendez had taken steps to campaign for a third term even in the face of a possible retrial. Wednesday's announcement came less than two months after the Department of Justice elected not to retry Menendez on bribery and fraud charges. The 64-year-old New Jersey Democrat is being challenged by Bob Hugin, a Republican political newcomer who formerly headed New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company Celgene. #MENENDEZ VS HUGIN ON THE ISSUES FULL#Bob Menendez launched his bid for a third term Wednesday, telling a cheering gymnasium full of high school students "I am here because I am your vote." (AP) - Eschewing any mention of the corruption scandal which dogged him for years and put his political career in jeopardy, U.S. ![]()
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