Jon Corzine

Chris Christie thought his political career was over 12 years ago when he was bounced from a primary election for a county board. Christie, practically a born politician who campaigned as a teenager with future Gov. Tom Kean Sr., was president of his class at Livingston High School and of the student body at the University of Delaware. He was a one-term incumbent on the Morris County Board of Freeholders when he lost the primary. But his political career was revived through an unlikely chain of events. He became the lawyer for George W. Bush's presidential campaign in New Jersey. And after Bush won, ... Read Full Story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans seeking a comeback from recent losses may pick up the governor's seats in Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday in campaigns that tested the limits of President Barack Obama's influence. Democrats were bracing for the unhappy possibility they could go down to defeat not just in those two states but in a congressional district in upstate New York where a conservative candidate was leading. The election outcome could give some clues as to the national mood a year after Obama was elected president and a year before 2010 congressional elections that will represent the first clear referendum on Obama's time ... Read Full Story

President Barack Obama is making a last-minute campaign appearance for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's re-election bid. Obama's scheduled to appear Sunday at a pair of rallies for the only incumbent governor seeking re-election. Just one of two governors' offices on the ballot for Tuesday's elections, the White House is aware Democratic losses would be spun as a referendum on Obama. The results could also foreshadow next year's elections, when 37 governorships come up for grabs. The president plans to appear with Corzine at two New Jersey campaign stops, in Camden and Newark, before returning to the White House. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS ... Read Full Story

Matt Rooney | November 6, 2009 Some of the most important election activities happen behind the scenes. Clearly, one of the most under-analyzed elements of Chris Christie's historic victory may be Tom Kean, Jr.'s role in keeping the Democrat machine bosses off-balance during the final weeks of the campaign. Every day, we're finding out the extent to which Jon Corzine alienated his fellow Democratic leaders. Corzine isn't known as an extremely warm or likable guy to begin with, and his leadership style wasn't sufficiently "inclusive" (consult Union's Ray Lesniak ) for some of the Democrat bosses' tastes. It's not that Corzine didn't do what ... Read Full Story

Data to be Used for State Planning Purposes Kept Secret Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman (R-Somerset) continued to call on Governor Jon Corzine today to release the results of a Rutgers study provided to the State Planning Commission that projects future population, employment and housing numbers in New Jersey. The numbers from the Rutgers Study apparently indicate that job growth for the period encompassing the years 2008 to 2028 will only amount to 6,550 annually, compared with the administration’s previous projection of 54,000 over the same period. (more…) Read Full Story