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New Jersey

Jim Lane

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2. I don't blame Rothman.

Reply to ramapo (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 08:11 PM

Oct 2013

IIRC, he would've had to move to live in the district, and you know that Garrett would have portrayed him as an outsider (bogus though that would be). Also, the district is Republican-leaning (PVI R+4).

You can Rothman chose to run against one of our own, but you could say the same of Pascrell. The stark fact is that the redistricting threw two incumbent liberal Democrats into the same district. I personally think that Pascrell should have stepped aside for the younger man, but I can understand why he didn't.

I'll agree with you to the extent of saying that, if Rothman had moved and made the race, I would have made trips into the district to work for him. It would be great to have a strong Democratic candidate against Garrett in 2014.

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NJ CD#5 - Scott Garrett [View all] ramapo Oct 2013 OP

No answers for you JustAnotherGen Oct 2013 #1

I don't blame Rothman. Jim Lane Oct 2013 #2

He moved to challenge Pascrell ramapo Oct 2013 #3

Sorry, I remembered the border issues wrong. Jim Lane Oct 2013 #4

Really a Democratic screwup ramapo Oct 2013 #5