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Democrats Face Uphill Fight In Holding Control Of Senate.(ISSUES & INSIGHTS)(NATIONAL ISSUE)
Byline: SEAN HIGGINS
Washington was jolted Monday by news that Sen. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., would end his re-election bid for a second term from the Garden State.
"I could not stand the pain if any failing on my part will do damage to the things and the people that I have fought for all of my life," Torricelli said, noting that Democratic control of the Senate is at stake in the Nov. 5 election.
Wire reports, citing Democratic sources, said a number of names were being mentioned late Monday as possible replacements -- including former Sens. Frank Lautenberg and Bill Bradley and current House members Bob Menendez, Frank Pallone and Rob Andrews.
The GOP said it would fight the move, arguing it's against New Jersey state law to replace a candidate so close to an election.
Torricelli's decision rocked Washington partly because of its unusual nature -- an incumbent dropping out about a month before an election. The news was also a kidney punch to Democratic hopes of keeping the Senate.
The Democrats control it by a single vote. Once confident of adding to that majority, they have seen their prospects fade. Torricelli's decision could throw into chaos a race they cannot afford to lose.
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