All Politics Is Local?

" in the blue state in New Jersey that could send political aftershocks cross country. Polls are showing that this race between incumbent democratic governor John Corzine and I on the right there at his Republican challenger Chris Cristi. Is neck and neck take a look at the real clear average the recent polls. -- Cristi has a slight lead with less than 1% this is a reliably democratic state this is why this is such big news. President Obama was just there again yesterday to campaign with governor Corzine. Joining us now. And democratic congressman bill passed growl of New Jersey is with us well the congressman was on hand when the president was there yesterday congressman and start with you. What are the stakes here for the White House if the Democrats lose this seat."

" I think there's a big states for folks in New Jersey. More than anyone else looking. Folks that they have to get up big go to work. People who don't have jobs I think it's very important and significant. As to who's elected governor of the great stated -- Jersey. And I hope that mr. Corzine's older reelected tomorrow night it got I think the president stopped just it was pretty magnificent if you were there are you weren't there."

" Congressman though you plenty of people look at this race and say the president has been -- several times putting out a lot capital and if governor Corzine loses this seat that it'll be a real statement on the presidents. Power AM and it basically referendum on his job so far."

" Most of these selections sure her pretty much local alternative to go through world. Regardless of whether there's part of the country got a part of the country over the editor -- issues in Virginia. There's no question in my mind that there -- present Obama put enough about. New Jersey to come here are certainly twice I think that's important significant you can -- boost to go of course aren't. Efforts to be reelected and I Don Murray pulpit tomorrow are seeing that the internal polls are internal polls. All I know what do you have some hopefuls are coming out with today it's going to be a close race we always thought it was even when we're behind thirteen points and number that."

" Jay it. Governors Corzine's pulls -- said this will be similar to what the congressman was just saying that that this is really just so our -- have a lot of local dynamics and that nothing about it really translates to the national scene. And he said this really isn't -- section of the media. Your thoughts."

" I think primarily the race will be decided on local issues in New Jersey and they're tired of being the most overtaxed people in the union. And tomorrow the gonna go to the polls until Jon Corzine exactly what they think of the job he's done and to state issues will will be predominant. I will say when the president comes in the last it twice the last ten days of an election begins to own the failures. Governor Corzine and although I think this will be a racist primarily decided on the State's miserable economic and tax conditions."

" President now you don't lose credibility and cuts on our. -- but just go to your shoulder because of the president. They go ownership of these successes mean just last week on many towns throughout the state New Jersey part of recovery package what this special education. Are your candidate would have denied that. The infrastructure money that's been spent the New Jersey -- just 88. New project development in the city Paterson radio -- units are being built. Private housing. Federal dollars -- eight of the fourteen million dollars from the recovery package. So you're going to take. Ownership I want you should have been. Could be able to take ownership -- be six sessions and look everybody has successes and failures or project that's auto like."

" Look congressman I think it's very clear that the governor -- has failed to governor these last four years we've lost 12000 jobs in September alone. If you wanna talk housing policy we've had a a crisis of foreclosures in this state unlike we've ever seen before. And so when the people go to the polls tomorrow. They're going to be voting to get rid of Jon Corzine elect Chris Cristi a man who wants to go be in the opposite direction wants to cut spending in Trenton new wants to cut taxes for once. He's gonna create private sector jobs something Jon Corzine has failed to do how -- that last -- premium."

" There's no need to give the campaign speeches -- great respect for you both would you -- Governor Schwarzenegger because these -- twice as many jobs -- governorship just south Carolina's two Republican governors because they've lost twice as many jobs are they failures also. Well -- a lot to have to do with the national economy you know that as well as do. And I'm very proud of the job Corzine's son -- people decide I wish the best of luck helplessly at the."

" Amaru expert today -- good congressman we're gonna hold the governor accountable for its. For all of its failures and."

" Election Day tomorrow."