Congressman Rob Andrews (D-NJ) announced that he is considering a Democratic primary challenge to Governor Jim McGreevey in 2005. Andrews and McGreevey have long been at odds with each other, with their difference escalating in recent months over financial issues.
"People are asking me to run and I have not turned them down," said Andews in a Tuesday radio interview. Later, Andrews tried - but failed - to clarify his remarks with other reporters: "My focus is not on 2005. It is on winning elections at every level in 2004." Notice that, when pressed, he never said he was not going to run against McGreevey.
The two men ran against each other for Governor in 1997, with McGreevey winning the primary but losing the general election. McGreevey returned four years later and was elected Governor in the 2001 open seat race. Several leading GOP hopefuls are also looking at the '05 race.