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WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: New Jersey, as all of you know, went for President Obama in the presidential election a year ago, typically votes largely for Democrats,
not necessarily always, though. Will the voters this time oust the Democratic governor? Could there be voter backlash against the president, who's getting ready to speak in New Jersey for Corzine right now?
Our senior political analyst, Gloria Borger, is here. Our CNN correspondent Joe Johns is here. Our chief national correspondent, John King, the anchor of CNN's "STATE OF THE UNION," is joining us. And the man who hopes to defeat Jon Corzine, Chris Christie, the Republican challenger, is here as well.
Mr. Christie, thanks very much for coming in. We all have some good questions for you.
But it's -- how tough is it when the president of the United States, who's very popular in New Jersey, comes into your state at this moment to try to beat you?
CHRIS CHRISTIE (R), NEW JERSEY GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE: Well, listen, Wolf, it's a great day for New Jersey whenever the president of the United States comes here and our citizens get to see him. And, so, I think it's a great day for the state to have the president here.
But here's one thing the people of the state of New Jersey know. They know that Air Force One is leaving tonight and that, if they vote for Jon Corzine, President Obama is not going to come to the statehouse and run the state. We're going to be stuck with Jon Corzine.
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: New Jersey, as all of you know, went for President Obama in the presidential election a year ago, typically votes largely for Democrats,
not necessarily always, though. Will the voters this time oust the Democratic governor? Could there be voter backlash against the president, who's getting ready to speak in New Jersey for Corzine right now?
Our senior political analyst, Gloria Borger, is here. Our CNN correspondent Joe Johns is here. Our chief national correspondent, John King, the anchor of CNN's "STATE OF THE UNION," is joining us. And the man who hopes to defeat Jon Corzine, Chris Christie, the Republican challenger, is here as well.
Mr. Christie, thanks very much for coming in. We all have some good questions for you.
But it's -- how tough is it when the president of the United States, who's very popular in New Jersey, comes into your state at this moment to try to beat you?
CHRIS CHRISTIE (R), NEW JERSEY GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE: Well, listen, Wolf, it's a great day for New Jersey whenever the president of the United States comes here and our citizens get to see him. And, so, I think it's a great day for the state to have the president here.
But here's one thing the people of the state of New Jersey know. They know that Air Force One is leaving tonight and that, if they vote for Jon Corzine, President Obama is not going to come to the statehouse and run the state. We're going to be stuck with Jon Corzine.
