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Back on the campaign trail

Source: The Guardian

Nov 01, 2009

Summary

• President intervenes in tight New Jersey race
• Polls seen as first big test of public opinion

Barack Obama threw himself into a whistle-stop tour of New Jersey today to plead for support for an unpopular governor in a bitter struggle for re-election on Tuesday that will be seen as a verdict by American voters on the Democratic administration in Washington.

The president appeared at two campaign rallies in support of Jon Corzine, a former chief executive of the Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs who is battling for a second term as Democratic governor of the usually solidly "blue" state of New Jersey, but who is in trouble over the dismal condition of the state's economy.

Appealing to a crowd of 5,500 people in the city of Camden, Obama said Corzine was an important partner in helping the White House deliver on its programme. "He's one of the best partners I have in the White House. We work together," said Obama. "We know our work is far from over."

Opinion polls show Corzine in a statistical dead heat with his Republican rival, Chris Christie, after a bitter campa

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