it's gonna take more than 18 federal charges and three superseding indictments to get New Jersey's senior senator to resign US senator Bob Menendez today dodging cameras on Capitol Hill and telling CNN he has no plans to resign despite being hit just days ago with his third indictment in the sweeping Federal bribery case against him asked whether he'll seek re-election Mendez said that's a different question the Monmouth University polling Institute asked voters their opinion of the Senator's legal troubles and a majority they want him out 63% of residents ped including most of his fellow Democrats say he should resign 75% said he's probably guilty of the charges against him and just 16% of New Jersey voters approve of the job he's doing that's a reversal of opinion since the last time he was under Federal indictment mom with polling director Patrick Murray says support for Menendez continues to talk humble and it's unlikely to recover as charges keep piling up we have his first indictment back in 2015 and the and the trial that he went through and that time New Jersey voters and then includes most Republicans said even if I don't like him even though I think he might be guilty he deserves the chance to stand trial clear his name and then if he clears his name continue in his job at this point they're not saying that and they're being joined by democrats and independents alike who are saying that it's time to go