Chris Christie, the Republican nominee for governor of New Jersey, has an ad attacking not only incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine, but also independent candidate Chris Daggett — an apparent effort to avoid losing conservative-leaning voters to a spoiler.
The ad presents both Corzine and Daggett as being the same — which is to say, they’ll both raise taxes. “Corzine-Daggett: More of the same,” the announcer says. It should be noted that “Corzine-Daggett” is not any sort of electoral ticket — Corzine’s running mate is Loretta Weinberg, and Daggett’s is Frank Esposito.
Daggett spokesman Tom Johnson shot back, telling TPM: “Well, Chris Christie is attacking us because he doesn’t have a plan, and we have a plan to lower property taxes, which is the biggest issue facing voters in NJ.” Johnson also said: “There’s no difference between Jon Corzine and Chris Christie. Put either of them in, nothing’s gonna change down in Trenton. They’ll just cater to the special interests or worry how they’re gonna do in the next election.”
