how come the floridians cannot pull a torch/lautenberg and swap out foley for some other republican?.
oh..I see..it only works in NJ with those squeaky clean demorats!
They can, sort of.
Foley's name stays on the ballot. But the state party is allowed to make a substitution, and a vote for Foley is a vote for the substitute. Or the substitute's name may be written in. Both methods legal, both are binding.
Be nice if Jeb Bush could be talked into running for the slot. But of course, he has the business of the state to take care of.