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Thursday, October 1, 2009
Senate Democrats' struggle for power - what does it mean?

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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Posted by Adrienne Lu @ 3:57 PM  Permalink | 2 comments
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Posted 05:26 PM, 10/01/2009
kelprod1
They are politicians...worry about yourself first and worry about everybody else, well, never.
Posted 09:55 AM, 10/14/2009
lookfar111
Which crooked Dem will lead the rest of the crooked Dems in the 90% Dem controlled NJ Legislature. Is that the issue? You voted for them folks. Deal with it. Absolute power... well, you know the rest.
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Garden State Grapevine covers politics and government in Trenton and South Jersey.

Cynthia Burton has covered politics and politicians in Philadelphia, Trenton and South Jersey. She wrote about Frank Rizzo's last mayoral race, was Philadelphia City Hall bureau chief, and now covers the New Jersey races for the House and U.S. Senate.

Jonathan Tamari has reported on New Jersey government and politics since 2004, including the 2006 state government shut down. He joined the Inquirer this year.

Adrienne Lu returned to the Inquirer, where she first worked in newspapers, in 2008. She writes about state government and politics in New Jersey. She has also worked at The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. and The Record of Bergen County.
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