NJ-SEN 2018: Could Bob Menendez lose reelection?

[hopper]

He's very corrupt, and he challeneged Obama on too many issues in the past few years. I really hope he  gets taken down by Rush Holt in a primary.

I think Rush Holt might be done with politics. He is a smart guy even though he is very left-wing. He did beat "Watson" in Jeopardy!

[Pericles]

I think it'll be like 2006. Kean or another Republican will give him a challenge but will lose, not because of them but because it is always hard for a Republican to win in New Jersey and it will be an anti-GOP midterm.

[catographer]

Somewhat vulnerable to a Democratic primary challenge. I'd vote against Menendez if I was a New Jersey voter.

[pikachu]

NJ's inelastic, the GOP bench is horrible, and even in a GOP wave, Menendez wins.

[Cubby]

He's very corrupt, and he challeneged Obama on too many issues in the past few years. I really hope he  gets taken down by Rush Holt in a primary.

I think Rush Holt might be done with politics. He is a smart guy even though he is very left-wing. He did beat "Watson" in Jeopardy!

I actually supported him over Booker him in the 2013 primary. Booker was too Wall Street friendly for me. Same problem Hillary had.

[pbrower2a]

It would be best if he chose not to run.

[Heisenberg]

It would be best if he chose not to run.

Agree. He's way too corrupt.

[SATW]

Menendez is innocent until proven guilty. Just a reminder.

[MT Treasurer]

Since when does NJ care how corrupt its politicians are? Menendez is absolutely terrible of course, but he has a D next to his name and in a very blue state like NJ that's all that matters. Republicans are always told that "have a chance" in NJ Senate races (1994, 2000, 2002, 2006), and on election day they always lose by a lot. Now if Menendez was a Republican running in a red state, he'd be toast in 2018.

[publicunofficial]

Since when does NJ care how corrupt its politicians are? Menendez is absolutely terrible of course, but he has a D next to his name and in a very blue state like NJ that's all that matters. Republicans are always told that "have a chance" in NJ Senate races (1994, 2000, 2002, 2006), and on election day they always lose by a lot. Now if Menendez was a Republican running in a red state, he'd be toast in 2018.

NJ likes corrupt politicians, but it doesn't like corrupt politicians that get caught.

[Cubby]

Menendez is innocent until proven guilty. Just a reminder.

Legally that's true, but he's so shady and sketchy and unseemly that he makes Lindsay Graham look like Sanders by comparison. Public opinion has a lower standard of proof, as Christie found out.