When Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., died earlier this week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie had three choices on replacing him: 1) appoint a Republican to fill out Lautenberg’s term through 2014; 2) call a special election in November that coincided with his own re-election; or 3) schedule a special election sometime before his own re-election.
Nationally, most Republicans likely would favor the first option because it would result in one less automatic “yes” vote for President Obama’s agenda in the Senate.
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