text:  Well, the governor's wife ran in the primary for the Menendez Senate seat, but we saw rank-and-file Democrats rise up against the party bosses, and eventually she was forced to drop out. Then just last month, one of those party bosses was indicted for racketeering and extortion, and Menendez was a powerful political boss himself. So the verdict is coming at a time when there are significant challenges to bossism in the state.