DNC Marks BridgeGate Anniversary With Ads Targeting Jersey Commuters

FILE - This Wednesday, April 14, 2010 file picture shows the George Washington Bridge with New York City in the background. About 17.3 million _ 6 percent of all Americans _ live within 50 miles of the Indian Point n... FILE - This Wednesday, April 14, 2010 file picture shows the George Washington Bridge with New York City in the background. About 17.3 million _ 6 percent of all Americans _ live within 50 miles of the Indian Point nuclear reactor, according to an AP population analysis. That would include parts of New Jersey and Connecticut and all of New York City, except for a chunk of Staten Island. In some accidents, New Yorkers would presumably head west to New Jersey using the George Washington Bridge, the Lincoln Tunnel and the Holland Tunnel _ passageways that are rarely light on traffic. (AP Photo/David Goldman) MORE LESS

The Democratic National Committee is making sure that as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) constituents commute to work Monday, they remember the chaos that plagued the George Washington Bridge this time last year.

The DNC planned to mark the one-year anniversary of the BridgeGate scandal Monday with mobile and Pandora ads geotargeted to commuters. Residents of Fort Lee, N.J. and upper Manhattan would hear a 15-second audio spot on the Pandora radio app and see banner ads on their mobile devices.

Christie has long denied having anything to do with lane closures on the heavily trafficked bridge last September. Some Democrats speculated that the lanes had been closed in order to gridlock Fort Lee as payback to the town’s mayor, who didn’t endorse Christie for re-election.

Federal and state investigations into the lane closures are ongoing.

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  1. What’s going on with this??? How long does it take to cut a deal with Bridget or one of the other fools??

  2. Remember motorists, driving while using your mobile devices is an accident waiting to happen. Drive Safe New Joisy.

    Maybe next time try billboards and hire a good graffiti artist…Hopefully though, there won’t have to be a next time…Wake up NJ and smell the coffee. Vote the bums OUT.

  3. Innocent until proven guilty. Apparently the DNC is against this basic civil rule.

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