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DGA Statement On Christie’s Senate Election Decision

WASHINGTON, DC—Democratic Governors Association Executive Director Colm O’Comartun today issued the following statement regarding Chris Christie’s decision to hold a Senate election three weeks before the November general election: “Governor Christie might not know or care how many millions of taxpayer dollars his special election gambit will waste, but the people of New Jersey certainly…

Christie vetoes early voting bill

By: Jenna Portnoy TRENTON — Calling the proposal “hasty, counterproductive and less reliable,” Gov. Chris Christie today vetoed a bill that would have let residents vote at their polling place starting 15 days before Election Day. The move was instantly criticized by Democrats who accused the Republican governor of trying to stifle the vote. Read…

WATCH: How Chris Christie Has Failed New Jersey

Sen. Barbara Buono’s campaign is out with a new web ad laying out the facts about Chris Christie’s failure to help New Jersey’s middle class. Watch it here: Agree with us? Make a contribution here: http://demgoverno.rs/kKsQa

15 Reasons Chris Christie's "Jersey Comeback" Is A Sham

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie fancies himself a straight talker, but his claim of a “Jersey Comeback” is a sham. Christie’s gross fiscal mismanagement has delayed property tax relief and forced deep cuts to critical investments the state needs to grow. Just today, nonpartisan budget experts are testifying that revenue will fall hundreds of millions short of…

Shumlin: Buono Will Finally Deliver The Turnaround New Jersey Needs

WASHINGTON, DC—Governor Peter Shumlin, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association, today issued the following statement regarding the New Jersey governor’s race: “Barbara Buono understands the challenges facing New Jersey’s middle-class families because she’s lived through them. That’s why she’s spent her entire career fighting to create jobs, improve education, expand access to quality health care, and balance…

Chris Christie, failing up the Republican party from New Jersey

Not too long ago, Chris Christie, the obstreperous governor of New Jersey, liked to tout something he called a “Jersey Comeback”. But that phrase somehow didn’t make it into his keynote speech at last month’s GOP convention. And no wonder: unemployment in the Garden State is at a 35-year high of 9.8% – the fourth-worst…

Standard & Poors downgrades N.J. financial outlook to 'negative'

Standard & Poors has changed its outlook for New Jersey from stable to negative, the latest in a series of bad financial news for the Christie administration. The negative action by Standard & Poors, confirmed by spokesman for the firm, follows two critical reports by two other Wall Street ratings firms who said the state’s…

Chris Christie 2012 RNC: There is no ‘New Jersey comeback’

Many tennis buffs probably remember the early ‘90s Andre Agassi camera ads, with the slogan “Image is everything.” It’s not hard to compare this to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has let it be known that he hopes to “change people’s image of our state” when he delivers the keynote address at the Republican…

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