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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Ralph Wiggum on June 04, 2013, 01:03:27 PM
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In a decision fraught with political implications, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey announced on Tuesday that he would schedule a special election in October for the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Frank R. Lautenberg on Monday.
The move was expected to draw criticism from Democrats in the state, arguing that such a move by Mr. Christie, a Republican, would amount to squandering taxpayer money to protect his own political ambitions. Scheduling a special election rather than adding the vote for the Senate seat to the November ballot would cost millions of dollars.
A special Oct. 16 ballot means the choice of a new senator will not overshadow the race for governor, which will now remain at the top of statewide ballots in November. Republicans in the state are counting on Mr. Christie, who has been hoping that a landslide re-election victory will help propel a possible run for president in 2016, to draw his supporters to the polls, helping Republican candidates for the state Legislature and for many local offices.
Conflicting New Jersey statues on how to fill Senate vacancies left Mr. Christie with at least two other options about when to schedule the election.
Republicans nationally were pressing him to opt for an interpretation that would allow him to delay an election until November 2014. That would have allowed Mr. Christie’s choice of an interim senator, presumably from his own party, to give Republicans in the Senate the gift of an extra vote – complicating efforts by the White House and congressional Democrats to advance their agenda, including overhauling immigration laws and pushing through presidential nominations.
LINK (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/nyregion/christie-sets-october-special-election-for-lautenberg-seat.html?_r=0)
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Democrats whining about squandering tax payer money is quite amusing.
I'm just shocked that Christie didn't appoint a dem.
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Democrats whining about squandering tax payer money is quite amusing.
I'm just shocked that Christie didn't appoint a dem.
Considering the almost inevitable outcome of the "speshul election", I fail to see the difference between appointing a commie, and this set up.
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Considering the almost inevitable outcome of the "speshul election", I fail to see the difference between appointing a commie, and this set up.
Christie is keeping his eyes on the next Governor's election, and trying to navigate the Third Way.
Get some Dem support while not doing too much damage to his Republican voter base.
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Considering the almost inevitable outcome of the "speshul election", I fail to see the difference between appointing a commie, and this set up.
This way he can say that he didn't do it the voters did.
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Christie is keeping his eyes on the next Governor's election, and trying to navigate the Third Way.
I think he should look under the 3rd rail.
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Democrats whining about squandering tax payer money is quite amusing.
I'm just shocked that Christie didn't appoint a dem.
He'll probably still endorse one.
Seriously, could be either a smart move or a stupid one, only events will tell. The Dems have been grooming Booker to run, and he is pretty popular so has a great chance in the regular election, but this may hose up the Dems' timing at least, if Booker isn't ready to run in the special election...nominating anyone else is likely to result in a big Dem primary battle in '14 which is about the only way Booker would be likely lose.
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I'm certain this is election is pure triangulation on Christie's part -
He is basically selecting a Dem without totally enraging what support is left for him.
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I'm certain this is election is pure triangulation on Christie's part -
He is basically selecting a Dem without totally enraging what support is left for him.
Ed Zachary.
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I wonder how this will affect voter turn out. 2 elections less than a month apart?
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I think Christie has been an idiot lately, but I have to say a special election could be interesting if a hardly known Democrat is on the ballot, then turnout could be very low in Democratic strongholds, whereas if Republicans can organize? it could go our way.
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I think Christie has been an idiot lately, but I have to say a special election could be interesting if a hardly known Democrat is on the ballot, then turnout could be very low in Democratic strongholds, whereas if Republicans can organize? it could go our way.
That's the spirit, madam.
Anything can happen, and it might happen to go our way.
Only time will tell.
<<<am willing to wait for time to tell.
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Christie appoints Jeffrey S. Chiesa, he's a Christie Advisor and is the State Attorney General, no idea who he is.
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday appointed state Attorney General Jeff Chiesa to be the interim U.S. senator.
Chiesa, a Republican and former chief counsel to Christie, said he will not be a candidate in the Oct. 16 special election for the remainder of Frank Lautenberg's term.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/06/06/lautenberg-senate-special-election-new-jersey/2396057/