re: #27 rollwave87

Christie’s campaign was to do something about the insane property taxes here in NJ. That resonates throughout the state since Corzine ran and won his first term on the grounds of doing something about.

At the end of his first term, property taxes are higher, and we now have a higher sales and use tax to boot. Higher taxes, higher state spending, and Corzine was contemplating higher gas tax, higher tolls, etc.

All Corzine was doing was proposing tax and spend. Christie tapped into the anti-Corzine sentiment by saying he wouldn’t raise taxes at the drop of a hat. Tough decisions are going to have to be made about programs that have to be cut and spending reduced - which will get the media darlings and unions in a tizzy since they’re the ones on the chopping block.

Christie also benefited from the anti-corruption stance he took while US Attorney. Corzine threw all kinds of money at candidates who turned out to be on the take. People finally got sick and tired of that nonsense and hope that Christie can do something about that.

Corzine was an awful candidate- and an even worse governor. Obama should have seen the writing on the wall and reduced his exposure to the downside, and yet Obama kept making more appearances with Corzine, taping robocalls and ads for Corzine, hoping that Obama’s positives would carry the day.

They didn’t. The anti-Corzine sentiment won the day, and Christie now has to clean up the mess that is the NJ state budget.