Did Goldman Sachs take a pass?

By Wally Edge

Rob Andrews’ decision to return to the U.S. House of Representatives is not surprising, especially to those political insiders who suspected that he bought a special insurance policy back in April when he made a seemingly abrupt decision to challenge Frank Lautenberg in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary. By negotiating a deal that designated his wife, Camille Andrews, as his replacement, Andrews created continued speculation that he would come back to Congress if he lost. During the Senate campaign, and through most of the summer, Andrews insisted that he would not run for the House seat he’s held since winning a November 1990 special election; his constant Shermanesque statements were not taken seriously.

Republicans are upset with Andrews’ career epiphany, but there’s not much they can do about it. The first district is heavily Democratic (the GOP hasn’t won it since John Hunt’s last victory in 1972, and then it included many more Republican towns), and while Rev. Dale Glading is waging an aggressive campaign on practically no money, he’s not going to win. With George Norcross’ blessing, Andrews gets to go back to Washington.

WALLY EDGE can be reached via email at politicsnj@aol.com.

Related topics: John Hunt, George Norcross, Dale Glading, ROB ANDREWS, RNCC, NJ-1

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He's scum

posted by SJBlue

I always try to be as highminded as possible when discussing these things, but Andrews and Norcross are scum (thats the nicest thing I can say about them)

09/04/08 11:36 am