Frank is pissing in his pants by now (is this the age though?). So are Democrat establishment. They were able to deal with Obama threat before, now comes Lautenberg's primary challenge. This GOP disease is spreadings all over NJ. Poor Democrats.

Landslide Frank, the fossil from Passaic is on the ropes.

He'll be embarassed in the primary by the most token of challenges!

Tom Byrne will get more than 40% of the vote based on the fact he's Brendan Byrne's son! Lautenberg is just too selfish and self absorbed to step aside.

Byrne will give him a run for his money and who cares what the congresisonal delegation thinks?

Vote Column "A" - All the way!

I'd be sh_tting a brick right now!

Is not shaking. He is standing very strong and will be the eventual winner even if petitions are filed for a primary. Both of his potential opponents are weak. Byrne has light name recognition, and the Mayor is the Murray Sabrin of the Dems.

Let's not pretend that everything is fine with Frank. I like the comment about Dr. Sabrin. He is probably the best candidate to beat Frank in the Fall.

is simply about solidarity. Campaign events in the wake of several county conventions (whre surprisingly Frank won the nomination) is nothing new. Of course Byrne is an issue that needs to be handled, he has some money and was the state party chair and his dad was gov. You cant just ignore him, this is a message sent to him by not only Frank L, but Jon C. Bob M., and the Dem in the House telling him there is no way you jump the line of people who have put in their dues and want to run. When it comes to Murray a pro-life, pro-assault weapon, pro-Bush tax cut Republican that is pittifully unaware of how politics (and the Senate and Govt in general) works is by far the least likely candidate to make it through the primary let alone win the general. Havent Murray supporters seen how the party has reacted to unknowns that have simply flirted with running? Murray has been in forever but still his party rejects him. Its time to realize what Murray is and that is a fringe candidate.

with an assault weapon instead of a soft shoe.  Crisitello is a joke and Tom may be serious but its too late to mount a real challenge.  Tom may have had a chance 4-6 mmonths ago.  Lautenberg's in.

SJBLUE, YOUR WORDS......

"Of course Byrne is an issue that needs to be handled, he has some money and was the state party chair and his dad was gov. You cant just ignore him, this is a message sent to him by not only Frank L, but Jon C. Bob M., and the Dem in the House telling him there is no way you jump the line of people who have put in their dues and want to run."

I can't believe what I just read. I could see this coming from a Republican, but never a Democrat.

When you poo-poo those that jump the line, do you mean like, oh, jeez I dunno, like Corzine jumping in front of Dick Codey? I mean, really, SJ!

I know you mean well, but really, this "MY-TURN" politics (on both sides of the aisle) is EXACTLY what is killing the political arena in this country.

If Lautenberg (who I voted for once) can't handle his opponents, then he shouldn't be there. That's what makes our political system work, that ANYONE, ANY TIME with something to say, can run for elected office......

Am I wrong?

The reality is that its too late for any of these guys to mount a real campaign with real dollars.  i don't think they shouldn't run (thouth I do think Crisitello is a racist pig and why anyone in their right mind would vote for him...)but I digress...

Did not jump the line. Codey backed off. And Corzine has been either a major contributor or an elected official since the early 90s.  Byrne is a here today gone tomorrow type that has not supported the Dems consistantly since the late 80s. That is what I meant. Furthermore, there are several Congressmen in NJ that are far better suited to our next Senator, when FL decides to retire. They have supported the party, and have enough respect for FL not to run. And yes I do believe that Rothman, Pallone, Holt, and even Andrews deserve the Dem nomination before Byrne does. Of course Byrne has a right to run, but he will do so at his own embarresment. Why? Because of the reason that I stated, I appreciate that you have an alltrusistc approach to looking at this and while I think we all would agree that it would be a better system if it were to operate in such a way. HOwever, I would rather look at politics for what it is.

C'mon.....the guy was staring down the barrel of a $900 million dollar gun that is Corzine. Sure, the NJ Democratic Party made him an "offer he couldn't refuse." That's politics for what it is, no?

Would Rothman, Pallone, Holt, and even Andrews do a better job than Byrne or even that other guy? I don't know for certain, but let's say the answer is YES, they could. Fine, Pallone's not my cup of tea, but I know he's very hard-working and cares deeply for his constitutents, same with Andrews.

Here's where I take issue with you....statements like this.....

"They have supported the party, and have enough respect for FL not to run."

THAT'S NOT LEADERSHIP. THAT MAKES YOU A FOLLOWER; if there's a problem in the state and someone has the passion and the ideas to fix it, it shouldn't matter if they gave the party $100k in soft dollars or if they attended every party convention.

Quite frankly, respect shouldn't enter the conversation when we have families suffering and fearing for their livelihoods and even their lives every day in Camden & Newark and parts of Jersey City.

If Byrne thinks he's the best person for the job, let 'em go for it. My uncle used to always say, you could tell when the pie comes straight from the oven and when it's store-bought. If Frank's that good, then it shouldn't be problem, right?

Give the voters some credit....they get it right more often than not...... :)

Perhaps I should have have noted Respect for what Frank does in the Senate, not to run. Frank is a good Senator. He has been a great voice for NJ.

It will not be a problem for Frank to win this out.

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