Maybe that seat would be harder. The Democrats should put someone up for the Senate seat though. The article made is seem like they don't plan to do so.

He has my support. As a member of the NJ Assembly, there's only so much you can really achieve since much of the state is on auto-pilot. To succeed in NJ, you have to laser focus on an issue and build broad support around it. If he chooses non-public schools as this issue, he could possibly succeed and have an impact. I went to a non-public school in NJ and also would like to see this issue be addressed and optimized for society's benefit. NJ has one of the best school systems in the country, and I've felt the balance between non-public and public schools helped make this happen.