TRENTON – Democrats wasted little time blasting the governor’s decision to hold an Oct. 16 special election for the successor to Sen. Frank Lautenberg.
“I’m very disappointed the governor has chosen to be so transparently political and waste taxpayer money on a special October election,” Speaker Sheila Oliver said in a statement issued shortly after Gov. Chris Christie’s decision was announced Tuesday.
Christie chose not to wait until the Nov. 5 general election, giving ammo to critics who say he wanted to avoid having likely Democratic Senate candidate Cory Booker at the top of that ballot.
“The November general election date is what’s best for taxpayers and voter turnout. It’s unquestionably the best option, but Gov. Christie has chosen to put partisan politics and his self-interest first,” Oliver said.
There has been speculation that Democrats will challenge the decision in court.
