Menendez’ main substantive argument is that he will stand up to the policies of Donald Trump. But he opposes “sanctuary” cities and states. He says people who came to this country illegally and who are law-abiding and working (this would cover the so-called Dreamers) have a right to citizenship. He says he supports gay rights and marriage equality. Hugin has attempted to move to the middle at least on some issues. Sure, but it’s been so easy to overlook them. So that is where we started and that is where we are now. Hugin supporters on the outskirts of the crowd started shouting, “Menendez is corrupt.”Īsked about it afterwards, the senator said, “You want to talk about corruption?” and pulled out a release detailing the $280 million settlement. Menendez was in Princeton last week condemning Hugin for opposing the admission of women and gays into university eating clubs. Even in the world of corporate America, $280 million sounds like a lot of money. The incumbent, of course, has ammunition of his own.ĭrug companies are not going to win any popularity contests and Hugin ran a drug company, Celgene.Ĭompounding matters for Hugin is that Celgene last year paid $280 million to settle a lawsuit charging that it promoted two cancer drugs for uses not approved by the FDA.
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One is that Hugin wasted money running TV commercials in July and August when many “real” people are not watching television or thinking about politics.īut on the other hand, campaigns are circular these days (they never really start or end) so Hugin’s ads could have reached a lot of people who may have been unaware of Menendez’ legal woes. Which is why he had ads running all summer saying Menendez is corrupt and that he was judged “guilty” by his peers in the Senate. That’s something the public can understand, as opposed to, say, insider trading, which is serious, but also arcane. And the juicy tidbits included private airplane rides and stays at luxurious locales outside the country. We’re talking corruption centered around accepting and doing favors for a friend. But that really was not the end of it.įor one thing, the Senate Ethics Committee (Democrats included) admonished him.įor another thing, we have to remember what the charges were. We know that Menendez was not found guilty. Polls have the race much closer than many people anticipated.Ī Democratic incumbent running in a “blue” state in a year when Dems seem to have a huge advantage. Just look at what they’re saying about each other.īut what is surprising, if not shocking, is that the race is competitive. Senate between incumbent Bob Menendez and Republican opponent Bob Hugin. There is nothing genteel about the race for U.S. The other is a greedy drug company CEO who took advantage of cancer patients. One candidate is so corrupt he’s been condemned by fellow politicians.
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