>Redistricting Commission : Garrett and Rothman look like odd men out
New Jersey’s Congressional Redistricting Commission will wrap up its new map before Christmas, and it’s beginning to look like Congressmen Steve Rothman (D-9) and Scott Garrett (R-5) will be the two getting coal in their stockings.
While the commission continued to meet behind closed doors last night, all indications are that Rothman, an early supporter of President Obama in his 2008 primary campaign against Hillary Clinton, will be facing off against Garrett, the most conservative member of New Jersey’s House delegation, in a matchup of incumbents in a redrawn district stretching across the state’s northern border. (Magyar, NJ Spotlight)