1) Isn't NJ dependably Dem? Why is CORZINE behind?
2) This gossip item portrays the Rethug as not "fulfilling FOIA requests" then at the end says this is a DOJ function. Huh? Why would the DOJ be hanging back?
Not a question: The Rethug is "a major fundraiser for" Shrub. UGH. Just UGH.
3) What's the outlook for the outcome?
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http://www.nypost.com/seven/08102009/gossip/pagesix/intrigue_in_jersey_gov_race_183826.htmINTRIGUE IN JERSEY GOV RACE
NEW Jersey's incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine thinks Republican challenger Chris Christie, who's clobbering him in the polls, is hiding something.
A press release sent out by Corzine, a former US senator as well as the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, accuses Christie, a major fund-raiser for George W. Bush, of failing to comply with his campaign's efforts to obtain basic information about Christie's stint as the Garden State's US attorney.
According to the release, more than 20 requests for Christie's budget, travel expenditures, and no-bid contracts made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) have gone unfilled. Jersey State Sen. Loretta Weinberg, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, says, "Mr. Christie's campaign Web site says he will demand greater transparency and accountability in government. So why doesn't he start with himself? What's he hiding?" ....
Still, a Jersey Democratic operative said, "Everyone's wondering what's in the documents that the Corzine campaign requested." A Christie campaign rep said, "The campaign has nothing to do with fulfilling FOIA requests, and as such these requests are in the hands of the Justice Department."
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