In today’s Inquirer, Jon Tamari looks at the brewing battle for the Senate presidency, with State Sen. Stephen M. Sweeney (D-Gloucester) proclaiming himself the winner yesterday.
Does it strike anyone else as odd that with Gov. Corzine still behind in the polls and less than five weeks left until Election Day, the Senate Democrats are squabbling over power instead of concentrating on getting their candidate re-elected?
Codey claims that’s exactly what he’s doing. “My focus and energies are on reelecting Jon Corzine as governor and helping Assembly candidates throughout the state," he said in a press release yesterday.
If that’s true, he may be the only one, which raises some interesting questions, namely: Isn’t there plenty of time after Nov. 3 to worry about who will be the next Senate president? If Corzine isn't re-elected, aren't all the Democratic lawmakers going to have a lot bigger headaches to worry about?
So what does this all too public battle tell us about the Senate Democrats? Does it show a lack of discipline in the party? Why do the senators appear less interested in re-electing the governor than in preserving their own political futures?
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