Meanwhile, in New Jersey…

Indicted Sen. “Gold Bar Bob” Menendez refuses to resign, but nobody expects him to survive a primary for his seat. Yet so far only one office-holder, U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, has stepped forward to announce a challenge to the scandal-plagued incumbent.

As this story recounts, it’s not for lack of people who want a higher office. In the reverse of the situation in Delaware, where Bethany Hall-Long’s gubernatorial candidacy has been suddenly rocked by an apparent financial scandal, some of Jersey’s most ambitious pols aren’t interested in going to Washington, even as a senator, because they have their sights set on the governor’s mansion. In most states, governor is seen as a more important and influential job than anything in Congress.

On the other hand, it seems that nobody in either state is eager to upend their already-laid plans.