March 17, 2008 - 9:59pm
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Lautenberg's "plethora of opposition research"

A powerful Republican County Chairman, who asked that his identity be withheld, said that a nationalist manifesto written in 1991 by State Sen. Joseph Pennacchio won’t prevent him from winning the June Republican U.S. Senate primary – but would likely hurt his chances to unseat incumbent Frank Lautenberg in the general election. The Chairman said that the 94-page document, which Pennacchio backed away from a bit late this afternoon, is a “plethora of opposition research” for the Democrats and could make Pennacchio a non-starter against the 84-year-old incumbent.

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