I think Gottheimer and Sherrill cut a deal if Menendez seat looks like it might open up. NJ politics is very machine oriented and they seem to prefer the backroom deals as opposed to messy primaries. Gottheimer goes for GOV and Sherrill runs for Senate, IMO Gottheimer just seems like the executive type.
Where would that leave Andy Kim, though?
I see him in the senate and Sherrill for governor.
Gottheimer is the one whose future seems more murky.
I just can’t see Kim getting machine and union backing over Gottheimer.