Headed for Victory, Cory Booker's Lackluster Campaign Not Impressing Many
May have a tough fight to get re-elected next November
Cory Booker is all but certain to win the New Jersey special election for U.S. Senate.
But as polls show Republican rival Steve Lonegan tightening the race, Booker is getting an uncomfortable reminder that he will have to campaign hard to defend the seat just a year from now, when he'd be up for a full term.
Booker faces a tough test of the truncated race against Lonegan on Friday, when the Newark mayor and the former Bogota mayor face off in their first debate. For Lonegan, it's a chance to test whether Booker has a glass jaw.
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