Jersey, Senate Dems play tug-of-war over Corzine

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Jersey, Senate Dems play tug-of-war over Corzine

Senate Democrats are watching political developments in New Jersey, hoping Gov. Jim McGreevey will resist mounting pressure to leave office earlier than his announced mid-November resignation, two senior Democrats in Washington told CNN Tuesday.

If McGreevey leaves office before September 3, Senate Democrats fear Sen. Jon Corzine, D-New Jersey, would leave the Senate -- and his key role as head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee -- in order to run in a special gubernatorial election.

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Many New Jersey Democrats want McGreevey, a Democrat, to leave office in time to trigger a November 2 special election that the wealthy and popular Corzine can run in.

But that position is at odds with Senate Democrats in Washington who see Corzine as an effective head of the DSCC, someone who could help the Democrats win back control of the Senate this year.

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/17/mcgreevey.corzine/index.html

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1. Corzine is too valuable to us in Washington to become a Governor.

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2. Absolutely--stay the course, McGreevey!

Keeping the NJ governorship out of reach of the GOP should be their first priority. They should be concentrating on making sure the presidential election goes smoothly--and they'll have all next year to fight over should be the next Dem candidate!

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