Barbella
Senator
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The race between Pascrell and Rothman — one-time friends who shared Amtrak rides and dinners together — was one of the most contentious member-on-member fights in the country. Pascrell cast Rothman as a weak-kneed Democrat, slamming him for choosing to run against him rather than against a nearby Republican after redistricting altered the state congressional map. Rothman, for his part, painted Pascrell as insufficiently progressive.
The contest also emerged as something of a proxy battle between two presidents: While Bill Clinton endorsed Pascrell and traveled to the district to campaign for him, Rothman had the backing of David Axelrod, President Barack Obama’s top political adviser, and got a much-publicized Oval Office visit several days before the primary.
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