New Jersey Votes for Governor—More Ethics Questions for Christie

by Seth Michaels, Nov 2, 2009

New Jersey voters are heading to the polls today in a critical and tight race for governor between AFL-CIO-endorsed Gov. Jon Corzine, a supporter of working families, and his opponent, former George W. Bush political appointee Chris Christie.

It’s a fight that will determine whether New Jersey will move forward with Corzine’s agenda that helps working families, or whether New Jersey will be taken backward with Christie’s failed ideas on health care, education and workers’ rights.

Meanwhile, even more ethics questions are emerging about Christie. An investigation at the blog Blue Jersey—complete with phone records—into Christie’s conduct as U.S. attorney, suggests that Christie used his position to aid his political party, including

slipping information damaging to Democrats to the press while holding tight to information that could hurt Republicans.

Christie has not been directly implicated in the wide-ranging questions about political activity by Bush-era U.S. attorneys, but he has acknowledged his relationship with Bush as a major fundraiser helped him get the job, and he may have planned his eventual run for governor with Bush administration allies while still in office.

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and other union leaders will pay a visit to New Jersey tomorrow, accompanying Corzine as he goes on an Election Day get-out-the-vote bus tour. In addition, union member-to-member outreach tomorrow will involve 15,000 volunteers reaching out to some 225,000 union household voters through 500 phone banks, door-to-door canvassing and 125 worksite leafleting visits. This final push builds on several weeks of volunteer effort by union members educating other union members about Corzine, Christie and the stakes in tomorrow’s election.

If you’re a union member in New Jersey, make sure to get to the polls tomorrow. To learn more, visit The Real Chris Christie.

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