CNN’s John King: Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. ‘Has Not Been Seen in Months,’ His Campaign Tells People He Has a Mysterious Illness

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KING: “First to the Democratic race. Rebecca Bennett is the front-runner. She‘s the favorite of the establishment. She‘s a former military helicopter pilot. There was some mischief money spent in here, some Republican PACs spending some money trying to help her opponents because they understand, they believe, too, Rebecca Bennett is the stronger candidate. We haven‘t called this race yet. Some have, but we have not. We‘re just being conservative. 35% of the vote in, you want to get up higher. Ms. Bennett there clearly running at 47%. the favorite. She‘s running against an unopposed Republican, Thomas Kean. He‘s unopposed tonight. He hasn‘t been seen in months, Anderson, has not been in Washington to vote, has not been seen publicly in months. The son of the former governor, Tom Kean, as well. His campaign only keeps telling people he has a mysterious illness, and they‘ll be back to us soon and we will see him soon. But that‘s — that‘s not — the Democrats thought this was a big target for them anyway. They think because the congressman has essentially disappeared, that they can make the case that wouldn‘t it be nice to have a congressman who might actually show up. So we‘ll see how this plays out. Bennett in the lead here as we watch these numbers come in."