Christie Senate Election Call Promises Turmoil for Booker
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Republican Governor Chris Christie’s call for an October special election in New Jersey to fill the rest of the late U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg’s term promises to thrust Newark Mayor Cory Booker into a draining Democratic primary.
In a state where Democrats dominate the legislature and outnumber Republicans by 700,000 voters, Booker’s party is likely to retain the Senate seat. Yet the winner confronts the task of running again in 2014, to win a full six-year term.