BREAKING: Sen. Bob Menendez has been indicted. Again. He needs to resign.

[demmiblue]

Link to tweet

[beaglelover]

1. This guy needs to resign NOW! Why aren't the Democrats screaming this from the rooftops like they were when the

Franken pics came out?

[underpants]

3. Can Mitch delay seating whomever the Governor appoints to replace Menendez?

[beaglelover]

4. No, I don't believe so.

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8. No. McConnell is not the Majority Leader.

[underpants]

18. Oh. Duh. My bad.

[Fullduplexxx]

5. Cause we learn from our reaction to franken's pictures

[mopinko]

6. franken pics / mendenez indictments in this or any other universe.

[beaglelover]

9. There is absolutely NO similarity between Franken pics and what this guy is being accused of.

[Fullduplexxx]

14. No but if we force him to resign before being found guilty then it will be like franken

[totodeinhere]

16. I would be careful with that line of reasoning.

It's the same thing that Trump supporters are saying. They are saying that they are voting for him because he has not been convicted of anything. Even though of course we know Trump is a criminal. I think the same could be applied to Menendez. He has not been convicted but there was overwhelming evidence of crimes and I think that is enough to ask him to resign.

[thesquanderer]

17. more like George Santos, by the look of it (n/t)

[Lunabell]

2. I will be so pissed if he brings down the Democratic party in New Jersey!!!

We can't afford to lose this senate seat.

[karynnj]

15. Unlikey he would. Both Andy Kim and Tammy Murphy are outpolling him in the primary

One uncomfortable thing is Tammy is the wife of the governor. I guess if zm
Menendez choses to resign,, the best thing might be if the governor appoints someone committed to not running in the primary.. I don't know the last day to join the race,, but it may soon be too late- meaning if the governor picks someone not on the ballot, NJ can have a race not impacted by the governor's choice.

[electric_blue68]

19. Good luck, NJ Dems!...

I've had wonderful cousins in Northern NJ all my life.

I'm next door in NYC, near the GWB. 👍

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7. When is his term up? He should resign while NJ has a Dem governor to...

appoint a replacement.

[Nictuku]

11. His term is up in 2024

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12. That's unfortunate. It puts everyone in a bad position. He should've stepped down...

months ago. Now it's too late for a replacment to have a real incumbent advantage.

And he's probably going to lose the election because of all this corruption.

[Nictuku]

13. Andy Kim has a good chance

[Nictuku]

10. Andy Kim is a great alternative

https://kim.house.gov/media
The link has his press releases on his positions.