New Jersey and the Senate may not have seen the last of Sen. Bob Menendez. The Senator faces ongoing federal corruption charges after 19 years of sitting in the upper chamber. The politician has been accused of accepting cash, gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz, and payments on a home mortgage among other potential bribes. Nonetheless, Menendez maintains his innocence and a firm belief that he will be found innocent in court. However, that doesn’t change the fact that running for office with bribery charges is like running a marathon with ankle weights (perhaps made from gold bars). “Unfortunately, th…