Dems’ bad dream: Menendez taunts party with potential reelect

https://politico.com/news/senate-democrats-bob-menendez-primary-…

Indicted Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is torturing Democrats trying to hold the Senate as he openly weighs a reelection bid. So far, though, most in the party are doing little about it other than cross their fingers and hope he goes away.

Though more than half the Senate Democratic caucus called on Menendez to resign in the wake of his indictment for allegedly taking bribes, there’s scant sign of a concerted strategy to force him out. One option to apply additional pressure would be to support Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) or other Menendez primary opponents, but so far it’s only Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) doing so.