Corzine in Trouble

With massive corruption scandals and a sinking economy Corzine is emblematic of the Democratic party. A successful Senator who bought his seat and coasted in the blue state . Now as the bill comes due its clear Corzine has failed to reform the states culture of corruption nor position it for the economic stresses that have bedeviled sates across the country"

Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine finds himself in the most precarious situation of his political career: trailing his challenger by as many as 10 percentage points just two months before Election Day as residents vent frustration for the state’s financial and corruption problems.

Corzine, a Democrat and former chairman of Goldman, Sachs & Co., seeks to make voters look beyond their economic woes and recognize his efforts to create jobs, expand health care and improve public education. Republican Chris Christie, a former U.S. attorney riding a reputation as a corruption fighter, will continue blaming Corzine for the state’s 9.3 percent unemployment and the highest property taxes in the nation.

“The only way Corzine can win this is to make Christie the greater of two evils,” said Jennifer Duffy, senior editor at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report in Washington. “And what Christie needs to do is to deflect that as much as possible and keep the spotlight on Jon Corzine and his record.”

Corzine, 62, is the only U.S. governor seeking re-election this year. While Virginia has a gubernatorial race, the state’s chief executive, Tim Kaine, isn’t seeking another term. Both races are seen as a referendum on President Barack Obama, who has campaigned for the Democrats

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The latest polling, coming off of horrendous attacks against Christie including a laughable attempt to inject the Bush admin into the campaign have all failed, and with 2 months to go expect to see an increasingly desperate New Jersey Democrat (which even whispered of dumping Corzine) party smear Christie as much as possible.