Andrews testing the gubernatorial waters

[Freddie Stubbs]

By STEVE KORNACKI
PoliticsNJ.com

NEWARK, December 13 - You probably aren’t waking up before sunrise and groggily braving the New Jersey Turnpike for more than an hour to deliver a speech to several dozen businessmen and women if you don’t have your eyes on statewide office.

Exhibit A: Rob Andrews, the South Jersey congressman, who trekked from his Haddon Heights home to PSE&G headquarters in downtown Newark this morning to tell a breakfast crowd what he thinks the next governor’s three top priorities should be.

“I’m not here by accident,” Andrews, who is toying with entering the Democratic race for governor, readily admitted afterwards. “I’m interested and I’m doing things like this because I’m interested.”

The 47-year-old legislator, narrowly beaten by James E. McGreevey seven years ago in his party’s gubernatorial primary, is revving his engines for another shot at the Garden State’s top political prize, threatening to steal the show in what was supposed to be a two-way fight between Senator Jon S. Corzine and Acting Governor Richard J. Codey.

more: http://www.politicsnj.com/kornacki121304_Andrews.htm

[MarianJack]

1. IMHO, Not a good idea!

I like Corzine for gov., Andrews for sen.

[Osamasux]

2. Sounds good to me

Corzine in Drumthwacket
Andrews in one Senate seat and Menendez in the other (after Lautenberg retires again).

[Lenape85]

5. Here's what I'd like to see

Corzine - Drumthwacket
Andrews - 1st
Either Holt, Pallone, Payne, or Menendez (pick 2) for the Senate

[Lenape85]

4. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

I do not want a hawk representing us at large. He can stay in his 1st district seat all he wants.

In fact, I'd rather see Andrews as a governor.

[Kire]

3. he came to northern Bergen county to support Anne Wolfe

he's all right in my book