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BY TOM HESTER SR.
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
Gov. Jon Corzine's re-election campaign has done it first mailing, a four-page pamphlet entitled, "Better days are coming,'' and declaring the governor, has, "The economic know-how to lead us through to better days.''
Copies of the pamphlet arrived in mailboxes in Hunterdon County on Saturday, but campaign officials, citing a need to keep campaign strategy a secret, would not reveal Monday how many were mailed or which residents they targeted. People who follow politics in Essex, Middlesex, and Mercer counties said they have not received the pamphlet. The campaign has placed 11 different TV ads.
The cover, which features a photo of a hazy sunrise at the Jersey Shore and a promise that, "Better days are coming,'' could be mistaken for mail promoting an autumn weekend be the sea or a retirement offer, but the two inside pages provide statements about Corzine's efforts regarding economic recovery, health care, property tax relief, and green energy.
Beneath a photo of Corzine in a trademark vest working at his Statehouse desk, the text attempts to overcome an image that he was a Wall Street wheeler and dealer, noting that he grew up on a small farm,20that his grandparents lost everything in the Depression, that he put himself through graduate school at night, that he volunteered for the Marine Corps (Reserve), and that his first job on Wall Street was getting coffee for the boss."Jon Corzine's hard work, integrity and intellect moved him from the bottom rung to lead one of America's most respected companies,'' the pamphlet reads. "And, now, in these tough times, Jon Corzine is putting that experience, know-how and compassion to work for New Jersey. And the hard work is beginning to show results.''
The back page features a smiling photo of the governor above the headline, Jon Corzine, Leading us through tough times.''
On the Republican side of the gubernatorial race, Chris Christie's campaign announced that it will be attacking a segment of Corzine's record on each of the 43 days remaining until the Nov. 3 election via "The Corzine Zone.'' a new site: www.twitter.com/JonCorzine.
Monday, the web site stated: "The Claim: 'Jon Corzine's financial experience helped prevent this economic downturn.' The Reality: New Jersey's home foreclosure rate increased nearly 29 percent between July 2009 and August 2009 with 1 out of every 421 New Jersey homes foreclosed upon in the month of August.''
Christie was expected to keep banging away at what he sees as Corzine's failed economic recovery effort while taking part in a roundtable hosted by NFIB New Jersey, an organization for small business, Monday in Ewing.
