Is Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez about to lose his New Jersey Senate seat?

Bob Menendez.
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Scandal might just be killing Sen. Bob Menendez's (D-N.J.) chances at re-election.

The Democrat is running for a third term representing a solidly blue state that voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton in 2016. On paper, it's a slam dunk win. Yet he's still in a statistical tie with Republican challenger Bob Hugin, a Stockton University poll released Monday reveals.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.