PolitickerNJ.com
June 3, 2009
Max Pizarro

TRENTON - Democrats gave Chris Christie no room to savor his day-old GOP gubernatorial primary triumph, smothering him today with a flurry of examples of why they believe he's too conservative for New Jersey, the country's most diverse state.

Herald News
June 4, 2009
CLAIRE HEININGER AND JOSH MARGOLIN

Governor Corzine says Chris Christie is out of step with mainstream New Jersey values.

Christie says Corzine is out of touch with taxpayers' pain.

Those were the themes sounded Wednesday by the two leading candidates for governor in the first full day of their general election battle. And it's a good bet those themes will be repeated through November.

Associated Press
June 4, 2009
Angela Delli Santi

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A tough-talking former federal prosecutor will take on a disliked governor in New Jersey, a long-anticipated matchup that could test the Democratic incumbent's reaction to the recession and whether the wave of Obama's popularity can wash him to victory.

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Matt Friedman

The Star-Ledger
December 21, 2008
by Claire Heininger

After three turbulent years in Trenton, Gov. Jon Corzine said his re-election year will be consumed by the dismal economy -- and the billion-dollar state budget cuts the bad times could force him to make.