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Let the great game begin! Sure we'll be following the presidential race like everybody else. But the real fun will be right in your ol' back yard. This is a magic year for Democrats. Conventional wisdom says we don't have a chance at a "veto proof" majority in Congress ...but this year, anything can happen! Click your home State ...or any of the ones that you're interested in.

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NEW JERSEY

The Senate:...
Democratic Incumbent: Frank Lautenberg
Republican Challenger: Dick Zimmer


The House:...

  • New Jersey's 1st congressional district: Incumbent Democrat Rob Andrews, in a surprise move on April 2, 2008, announced that he would be challenging incumbent Sen. Frank Lautenberg in the Democratic primary in June[110]. As such, he will no longer be a candidate for his House seat, which is reliably Democratic (CPVI: D+14). Since the filing deadline for primary candidates was April 7th, there was virtually no time for candidates to declare. Camille Andrews, wife of Rob Andrews is the Democratic nominee. The Saints Prison Ministry founder Dale Glading is the Republican nominee.
  • New Jersey's 3rd congressional district: Incumbent Republican Jim Saxton has announced that he will retire at the end of his current term.[111]. This district is historically Republican, but George W. Bush barely won with 51% to 49% for John Kerry in 2004 (CPVI=D+3). Also, Al Gore won his district by a significant margin in 2000. Some Democrats think that Saxton had managed to keep his seat for so long (since 1984) because he rarely faced credible opposition. The Republican nominee is Medford Mayor, VP of Lockheed Martin, and Gulf War veteran Chris Myers. State Senator John Adler is the Democratic nominee and could be a formidable candidate.
House Retirements:...
New Jersey's 3rd congressional district: Jim Saxton(R)
New Jersey's 7th congressional district: Mike Ferguson(R)
New Jersey's 1st congressional district: Rob Andrews (D): Retiring to run for U.S. Senate

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