Born-again seat belt enthusiast NJ Governor Jon Corzine used his fortune and credentials from his days at Goldman Sachs during his Senate and gubernatorial races. But now the NY Times reports, "New Jersey’s economy is reeling, Goldman Sachs’s luster has dulled and Mr. Corzine’s greatest asset has become a political liability as he struggles to keep his job in November’s election." Challenger Chris Christie, even compared Corzine to Wall Street's Gordon Gekko in an Internet ad! Corzine's campaign is trying to focus on how Goldman is all in the past and his work on things like school funding and universal health care for children.
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