The Torch About To Flame Out?

It looks like he won’t go to jail (I don’t know why the Justice Department refuses to bring prosecutions against politicians, but that’s another issue), but he may not be a Senator much longer. Bob Torricelli can only muster 43% among likely voters. His opponent has the same amount of support. Numbers like that are usually a death knell for an incumbent. (They’re actually similar to Gray Davis’ numbers, but Simon’s are even lower.)