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Corzine has announced his candidacy for reelection in 2009, however trails his Republican opponent [[Christopher Christie]] in public opinion polls. <ref>http://race42008.com/2009/03/13/poll-watch-new-jersey-more-good-news-edition/</ref> <ref>http://www.politickernj.com/wallye/31284/gop-poll-has-christie-15-points</ref> <ref>http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/new_jersey/20090714_ap_pollchristiewidensleadinnjgovsrace.html</ref> Corzine's record on property taxes and the economy are the number one issues during the campaign. <ref>http://www.politickernj.com/alan-steinberg/30521/governors-race-eight-key-quinnipiac-findings</ref>
Corzine has announced his candidacy for reelection in 2009, however trails his Republican opponent [[Christopher Christie]] in public opinion polls. <ref>http://race42008.com/2009/03/13/poll-watch-new-jersey-more-good-news-edition/</ref> <ref>http://www.politickernj.com/wallye/31284/gop-poll-has-christie-15-points</ref> <ref>http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/new_jersey/20090714_ap_pollchristiewidensleadinnjgovsrace.html</ref> Corzine's record on property taxes and the economy are the number one issues during the campaign. <ref>http://www.politickernj.com/alan-steinberg/30521/governors-race-eight-key-quinnipiac-findings</ref>
A poll from Research 2000/Daily Kos conducted in eearly August Christie leading by eight percentage points overall and by a wider margin among older voters. Campaigning by President Obama has not reversed Corzine's steady downsward slide. Voters are dubious about giving Corzine another term as the New Jersey economy continues to weaken, high property taxes are a heavy burden, and recurrent corruption scandals have tainted Democrats in the state.
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