Lautenberg has a challenger (Update: rumor?)

by: Juan Melli

Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 03:29:56 PM EDT

Not the one anyone was expecting (PolitickerNJ):

Morristown Mayor Donald Cresitello is preparing to challenge incumbent Frank Lautenberg in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, and will launch a petition drive tomorrow morning in Morristown, according to Gayle Kesselman, Co-Chair, New Jersey Citizens for Immigration Control.

"This is very good news," Kesselman said in an e-mail. "Mayor Cresitello has steadfastly understood the illegal immigration problem in the country and his town. He has instituted 287G training for his police officers and argued with the Democrats in NJ about the immigration problem. The current NJ Senator, Frank Lautenberg, is up for reelection in 2008.  He is probably in his middle 80's.  And Lautenberg has a very pro-illegal immigration voting record in the U.S. Senate. Mayor Cresitello wants to challenge him for the seat."

"To the Communists across the street, and the Marxists, we know your motives, and we will not continue to let you go forward with your intent to take over our country."

Cresitello's chances are somewhere between slim and none, and slim just left town. But this could open the door for others to jump in, including Tom Byrne and potentially even some of the Congressional delegation.