While HuginвЂ™s campaign boasts of his tenure at the company, his legacy is providing ammunition for his opponent.

Marine Corps, got a masterвЂ™s in business administration degree, joined investment banking firm JPMorgan Chase, and went on to spend 19 years at the Celgene pharmaceuticals company, eventually becoming its CEO before retiring in 2016. Menendez, 64, is the son of Cuban immigrants and a lawyer who worked his way up the Hudson County political ladder to the State House, House of Representatives, and U.S. WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsorДЄs unlikely as it may seem, the race not only pits two men named Bob, but also both hail from Union City.

Republicans are trying to keep or expand their bare majority of 51 seats, while Democrats are fighting to defend the 26 seats they currently hold that are on this yearвЂ™s ballot and pick up two more to take the majority. The stakes may be higher than usual this year, given the slim margin between the parties in the Senate. ItвЂ™s the only debate to which they have agreed so far. If the campaign continues in this vein, that might not happen until October 24, when they are scheduled to debate on NJTV. Neither candidate has given people much reason to vote for him, rather than against his opponent, thus far. Instead, the public is being treated to a nearly incessant loop of negative ads, some paid for by the candidates and others by third-party groups highly critical of one Bob or the other. Bob Menendez and Republican nominee and former pharmaceuticals executive Bob Hugin. With less than six weeks before the election, there has been virtually no discussion of any substantive issues in the race between Democratic incumbent Sen. Senate race boils down to a choice between the crooked Bob or the greedy Bob. And early voting, which in New Jersey has already more than doubled the figures for all of 2014, couldВ lessen the impact of TuesdayвЂ™s cloudy skies on the final result - a potential silver liningВ for Menendez.To the typical New Jersey resident, this yearвЂ™s U.S. The study did not examine the effect on midterm races, however. Research suggestsВ that Hugin has good reason to hope for inclement weather: A group of researchers in 2007 found that rain reduced voter turnout by nearlyВ one percent per inch in presidential elections, withВ bad weather вЂњshown to benefit the Republican partyвЂ™s vote share.вЂќ вЂњThese other guys are going to stay at home weвЂ™re going to make it happen,вЂќ he told supporters, adding: вЂњGodвЂ™s always looking out for us.вЂќД«lustery weather is expected in much of the Northeast on Tuesday, with heavy rain and thunderstorms expected in parts of New Jersey. вЂњItвЂ™s raining out, right? ThatвЂ™s Republican weather,вЂќ Hugin said at an event in Ocean County on Monday, according to New Jersey Globe, a political reporting site. Robert Menendez (D) on Tuesday, but Hugin believes he has one factor on his side: the weather. Polls show New Jersey Republican Senate nominee Bob Hugin faces tough odds in his bid to unseat Sen.

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