[RossA]

This is completely irrelevant. Toricelli is not considering resigning from the Senate. He is considering resigning his candidacy - so that the Democratic Party can name a new candidate for the Nov. election to replace him in Jan.

And remember that the N.J. Republican Party pulled similar shenanigans 30 months ago when they substitued Franks for DiFrancesco vs. Shundler in their primary for the 2000 Gubernatorial election (yes, I googled that!).

[dawn53]

Heard on Fox the deadline for that kind of maneuver would have been Sept. 16th.

[cinFLA]

This is completely irrelevant. Toricelli is not considering resigning from the Senate. He is considering resigning his candidacy - so that the Democratic Party can name a new candidate for the Nov. election to replace him in Jan.

Not according to what I see posted. If he resigns after 30 days prior then his appointment can serve for the next two years.

[rstevens]

Primaries are entirely different from General elections.They are mainly left up to the respective parties and candidates. General elections are mandated by the US constitution. And are therefore horses of a different color.

[JENINMO]

Isn't there a more considerable consequence for an election, rather than a primary?

[WOSG]

It's a lot harder to scam a general election, and primary election law is a bit different. The GOP wont let the Democrats break the law here.