New Jersey

Le Gaucher

(1,547 posts) Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:42 PM Jan 2018

Is it time for Menendez to resign?

Justice is reopening case against him.

We have a Democratic Governor who can nominate a Democratic Senator.

It will look bad for us if Menendez is convicted. So I think he should resign

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Is it time for Menendez to resign? (Original Post) Le Gaucher Jan 2018 OP

probably gopiscrap Jan 2018 #1

I like your handle Le Gaucher Jan 2018 #2

thanks gopiscrap Jan 2018 #6

I think Menendez should talk about how Nunez and other members of the GOP Fresh_Start Jan 2018 #3

Now there is a Democratic governor yes. nycbos Jan 2018 #4

I don't care for Menendez, BUT comradebillyboy Jan 2018 #5

NO absolutely not!! Thekaspervote Jan 2018 #7

No reason to resign, but he could consider not running for re-election. Jim Lane Jan 2018 #8

No JustAnotherGen Jan 2018 #9

Feds dropped charges today (1/31/2018) JustAnotherGen Jan 2018 #10

gopiscrap

(24,778 posts)

1. probably

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:43 PM

Jan 2018

Le Gaucher

(1,547 posts)

2. I like your handle

Reply to gopiscrap (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:47 PM

Jan 2018

Gop is Crap ( Duh !)

Gop I Scrap ( Godspeed)

gopiscrap

(24,778 posts)

6. thanks

Reply to Le Gaucher (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 05:16 PM

Jan 2018

Fresh_Start

(11,367 posts)

3. I think Menendez should talk about how Nunez and other members of the GOP

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:49 PM

Jan 2018

promised him russian money for going along.

nycbos

(6,729 posts)

4. Now there is a Democratic governor yes.

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:49 PM

Jan 2018

comradebillyboy

(10,963 posts)

5. I don't care for Menendez, BUT

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:56 PM

Jan 2018

I don't want to see another Democratic Senator hounded from office over trumped up charges. Given the last jury voted 10-2 to acquit, I'm not too worried about a conviction.

Thekaspervote

(35,824 posts)

7. NO absolutely not!!

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Fri Jan 19, 2018, 05:34 PM

Jan 2018

Jim Lane

(11,175 posts)

8. No reason to resign, but he could consider not running for re-election.

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 12:41 AM

Jan 2018

He could resign and give a new Senator the advantage of incumbency, but there's a downside: The new Senator would have the advantage of incumbency. It would mean for all practical purposes that the new Senator was filled by Murphy instead of by the voters.

That's why, if it looks bad for him, I think he'd do better just to finish out his term but not run.

I don't know what the deadline for the primary is. That would make a difference.

JustAnotherGen

(38,109 posts)

9. No

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Sat Jan 27, 2018, 08:44 PM

Jan 2018

It's a witch hunt.

JustAnotherGen

(38,109 posts)

10. Feds dropped charges today (1/31/2018)

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 04:42 PM

Jan 2018

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10661660

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