Big Loss for Labor?

" All right in the meantime -- that better than expected news is that's a big win for Republican Chris Christie in New Jersey. Our big loss for big labor everywhere unions pulling out all the stops trying to stop Chris -- and get governor John -- on reelected. That really -- were my next guest says this would be a setback for unions and he's a Democrat. Richard Cody is new Jersey's is state senate president former governor in his own right on senator governor political -- average. Why is titled our side and I got that is -- thank you for coming. What do you make of these results when a repudiation. Or failure on the part of unions labor what."

" I mean listen that labor unions back the governor absolutely positively. But understand -- That did the legislature -- Democrat. Okay and working class families. Who are made up many of the union members. Are still gonna have people who can look after them -- make sure. You're treated fairly incorrectly simple as I think the new governor is gonna wanna have a relationship. With labor as well. Do you."

" Regret. Senator governor when you -- step aside. Hello Jon Corzine -- You're favorability ratings were much higher continue to be much higher. -- Jon Corzine's that that you would sort of railroaded aside and and for Democrats it ended up being a very big mistake."

" Yeah well. You know railroad his side but not necessarily by him as opposed to party bosses and -- parents the end result was fewer -- That that's correct then and I couldn't run the government at the same time raise the kind of money that I needed to raise to be compatible with someone had. Kind of resources have been done court time but I'm not bitter back and have that with Jon Corzine -- supposed -- political winds are but I."

" Just wondering whether or something bigger is going on managers -- Such a democratic state it's a long time. Since we've seen a Republican win there since its 1988 last summer Republican. Presidential -- one there. What I reunions are losing their own -- this state is not what it wisely and what."

" Now I don't think the -- has changed at all you know when you look at Obama winning by 13% that's an anomaly you know it's like Kennedy in sixty so that's never gonna happen again. -- what happened here that's interesting is the Reagan Democrats from what I saw last night. Clearly is sort of -- left Jon Corzine. In large numbers and part of that was. They didn't feel a connection to -- and people like to feel a connection to a president a mayor or governor. And that didn't exist between the governor the incumbent governor and blue collar workers who are for the most part Democrats and in those areas Chris Christie did very very well."

" Do you think it's pretty nice guy and as -- days and I mean even -- with a little snake biting in every Democratic Party that. The Corzine adds that detected. Chris Christie is Faxon and -- just. But that moment and and and maybe there -- a lot of you know that -- and citizens out there and it just it just hurt them you --"

" I don't see -- that's an issue -- we've never factored in before I've been involved it's a long time -- And okay somebody's overweight does -- matter I oh I know recently Chris Christie said that it Jon Corzine man up and say I'm fat so I thought maybe. Chris Christie last nation ahead the last laugh and say hey. The fat -- finally saying it."

" Aren't well. Lesson learned may be as as we were saying. The governor elect raise with that Don Imus here not long ago that the fat -- stopped and and then they sometimes turn on."

" Yeah well I think they're they stop now he's the new governor and I look forward to working with the new -- and by the way. Because of who's going to be the governor's -- six billion dollar deficit at minimum so well senator -- his next challenger. And I did say that you know I learned that politics. One day can make a lifetime in politics and I'm a living example that so. Four years of the long time from now certainly in politics Neil you know that wells I it is and the governor very good having you on -- All right what we."