Quag
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A likely coming political battle is over the replacement of Senator Bob Menendez who is facing corruption charges dealing with bribery and non-disclosure of gifts. His trial is coming up soon, and he's likely to be found guilty of at least one. The timing of this is significant since we're in the last few months of historically unpopular governor Chris Christie's term. Democrats are likely to not vote to expel Menendez until after likely winner Phil Murphy is sworn in as Christie's replacement, arguing it's not right to have an unpopular lame duck governor appoint a replacement whose values would likely be drastically different than what New Jersey voted for in Menendez. Republicans will argue that a senator convicted on these charges should be expelled immediately, as it would be inappropriate to let a corrupt Senator remain in office.
for the purposes of this thread assume that:
1. Menendez is convicted.
2. Murphy will win the governorship. (He's up by 25-30 in the polls.)
Cant you find a cantaloupe or something just as useful as another politician?