Democrats Considered Recalling Christie
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 22nd, 2011 4:39 am by HL
Democrats Considered Recalling Christie
New Jersey Democrats briefly considering mounting a recall effort against Gov. Chris Christie (R). the Newark Star Ledger reports.
But “myriad potential drawbacks” caused them to reject the idea, “including the real possibility that failure would strengthen Christie, and setting such a precedent could make this a chaotic weapon regularly used against governors of both parties.”
“And there are unresolved legal issues. Democrats believe the law would mean Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno (R) would be recalled as well, since she was elected with Christie, allowing Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D) to assume the office. But if they were wrong, Guadagno could simply assume office, appoint Christie as lieutenant governor, quit and allow him to get the big job again.”
Special Election Becomes Referendum on Obama
Once viewed as a “sleepy sideshow,” the September 13 special election to fill former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-NY) seat in Congress “has become something far more unsettling to Democrats: a referendum on the president and his party that is highlighting the surprisingly raw emotions of the electorate,” the New York Times reports.
“National Democrats, alarmed by a poll that showed the contest far closer than anticipated, are privately fretting that even a close outcome in a working-class swath of Brooklyn and Queens may foreshadow broader troubles for the party in 2012.”
