![]() ![]() Hugin is a Marine veteran and a political newcomer who says New Jersey should be embarrassed by Menendez. HERNANDEZ: That ad comes from Menendez's opponent, Republican Bob Hugin, a wealthy businessman who's funding his own campaign. New Jersey deserves better than Bob Menendez. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Menendez was previously indicted by Obama's Justice Department for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in improper gifts and campaign contributions as bribes. And it wasn't long after he announced he would run for re-election that attack ads like these started appearing. And his poll numbers in New Jersey took a hit. Menendez survived legal trouble, but he was officially admonished by the Senate. HERNANDEZ: Justice Department prosecutors had accused Menendez of taking gifts and trips from a wealthy friend in exchange for political favors. MENENDEZ: To those New Jerseyans who gave me the benefit of the doubt, I thank you. Last November, he had just walked out of a federal courthouse in Newark a free man after a judge declared a mistrial in his corruption case. HERNANDEZ: Contrast that with the Bob Menendez of 10 months earlier. They need someone who will stand up to Donald Trump. He's cast himself as a foil to President Trump, whose approval ratings in the Garden State are in the 30s.īOB MENENDEZ: New Jerseyans don't need someone who will stand with Donald Trump. ![]() JOE HERNANDEZ, BYLINE: Menendez was fired up as he spoke to a crowd in Princeton, N.J., last month. Joe Hernandez from member station WHYY reports. But they also have to defend plenty of seats, including one in New Jersey, where incumbent Democrat Bob Menendez is facing fresh attacks about his federal corruption trial last year. They'd need to pick up two seats to gain a majority. ![]() Democrats have a slender path to taking the U.S. ![]()
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