On the eve of the New Jersey Democratic primary election, after many voters had chosen their candidate, embattled senator Bob Menendez announced that he would run as an independent, a move that many from his party fear could put the razor-thin Democratic majority in jeopardy. Menendez, who, along with his Lebanese wife Nadine (née Arslanian), was indicted on allegations of federal corruption in 2023, lost much of the Democratic Party’s support in the wake of the scandal. This involved accusations of providing sensitive political information to Egyptians, stashing gold bars and wads of cash in …