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PEOPLE TO WATCH IN 2010 Richard Bagger The smart and well-liked former State Senator is Chris Christie’s new Chief of Staff. Cory Booker The Mayor of Newark will seek re-election without the benefit of voters in New York, Washington, and Hollywood. Jeff Chiesa Chris Christie’s former law partner and Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney will be the Chief Counsel to the Governor. Richard Codey How will the former Governor deal with his new role as a back bench member of the State Senate. Steven Goldstein The talented Garden State Equality Chairman will continue his relentless pursuit of same sex marriage. Kim Guadagno The Lt. Governor-elect and Secretary of State-designate gets to define her new job as the state’s first elected second-incommand. Barbara Keshishian The math teacher from New Milford is the new head of the New Jersey Education Association in a time of fiscal crisis and a Republican governor. Jeff Michaels Don DiFrancesco’s former Chief of Staff was the only lobbyist in Chris Christie’s inner circle, and he is now in a position of considerable influence. Jon Runyan How will the 6’7, 340 lbs. former NFL offensive tackle do in the rough-and-tumble world of South Jersey politics? John Wisniewski The Assemblyman from Middlesex County is expected to become the new Democratic State Chairman. Richard Bagger Cory Booker Jeff Chiesa Richard Codey Steven Goldstein Barbara Keshishian Jeff Michaels Jon Runyan John Wisniewski
DRUMTHWACKET 2009 "The only times Republicans can win, in my opinion, is when Democrats screw it up." ― Republican lobbyist Roger Bodman, who managed Tom Kean's successful campaign for Governor in 1981. (1/2/09) "The public is looking for strong leadership in this volatile time, but they are unsure of Jon Corzine's hand on the tiller." ― Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute. (2/2/09) "2009 seems to be a different kind of political climate. The person who doesn't get specific is the person who's not being serious. Corzine, I imagine, is going to come out with a campaign that says, 'I'm tough and I've made tough decisions and you'll be better off because I've made tough decisions.'" ― Prof. Ben Dworkin, Director of the David Rebovich Center for New Jersey Politics at Rider University. (3/6/09) "Sometimes timing is everything. He's the only incumbent governor in the country up for election this year as the financial crisis hits." – Prof. Peter Woolley, the director the FDU poll which has Gov. Jon Corzine trailing. (4/8/09) "A boxing match is a good analogy. In the first few rounds, they're feeling each other out, looking for any potential weaknesses and any potential gaps. Neither candidate was really going to come out and shoot for a knockout punch. This was a coming-out party in a lot of ways." ― Seton Hall political science professor Joseph Marbach, on the GOP gubernatorial debate between Chris Christie and Steve Lonegan. (5/14/09) "New Jersey is set for a highly competitive governor's race that pits a former Marine who learned how to wield a shovel as a farm boy against a swashbuckling exprosecutor with a Jersey-size chip on his shoulder." ― Philadelphia Inquirer's Cynthia Burton. (6/5/09) "In case you haven’t heard this before, I am a feisty Jewish grandmother from Bergen County. I will never be accused of being part of any – of any —insider political club." —State Sen. Loretta Weinberg, the Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor. (7/27/09) "The businessman has trouble getting to the point, and the lawyer talks too much. They each achieved success and prominence in a slightly different realm ― in the case of Corzine, it's business, and Christie, it's law ― and those things don't necessarily lend themselves to politics." ― Veteran strategist Roger Stone, described by the Star-Ledger as a "renowned master of political dirty tricks who has worked on New Jersey campaigns." (8/14/09) "Christopher Christie is still ahead in the Garden State, but when he looks in the rear-view mirror, he sees the bearded visage of Gov. Jon Corzine getting closer." ― Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. (9/30/09) "If Corzine drives you crazy, Christie leaves you cringing and Daggett disappoints you, don't despair: You've got nine other choices for governor on this year's ballot." ― Gannett New Jersey's Michael Symons (10/27/09) “You’re going to need to get Cousin Pookie off the couch and say ‘Pookie, it’s time to go vote.' You’ve all got a Cousin Pookie. You know whom I’m talking about.” ― President Obama, at a Corzine for Governor rally at the Prudential Center in Newark on the Sunday before Election Day. (11/3/04) "Hey, New Jersey - we did it." ― Gov.-elect Christopher Christie, on election night.(11/3/09) "You just don’t get the vote out at election time and be successful. It has to be a year-round communication, a year- round interaction. The governor turned his back on the political establishment that supported him throughout his political career. He was totally isolated by political reality and surrounded himself by people who were totally isolated by political reality." ― State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, on why Jon Corzine lost. (11/6/09)
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