NEW JERSEY DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE

While Christie Campaigns Out of State, New Jersey Unemployment Climbs Even Higher

(Trenton)- New Jersey’s unemployment rate rose again in August, to a new high of 9.9%. The numbers were announced while New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is out of state campaigning for right-wing extremist Congressman Steve King. Assemblyman John Wisniewski, New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman, released the following statement:

“Once again, Governor Christie is out of town campaigning today while New Jersey grapples with the news of record 9.9% unemployment. No surprise here, as that’s what he was doing frequently last month as our unemployment rate continued to rise.  During the month of August, Governor Christie spent 11 days campaigning out of state, days he could have spent here getting New Jerseyans back to work. 

That’s not even including the days he spent in seclusion at the governor’s official vacation home in Island Beach State Park, writing and rewriting his self-promotional RNC keynote speech. Just as Christie used that speech to promote himself at the expense of Mitt Romney, it seems Christie used the month of August to promote himself at the expense of New Jersey.
New Jersey needs a leader who won’t use his title and office as a stepping stone to something bigger. With so many people in New Jersey still out of work, Governor Christie should stop looking for his next job and help people here find theirs.”

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Christie’s Out of State Campaign Days in August:

August 1- Colorado, campaigning for Mitt Romney http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/2012/08/01/daily-quickie-08-01-12/
August 2- Colorado, campaigning for Mitt Romney http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/2012/08/02/daily-quickie-08-02-12/
August 8- California, campaigning for Mitt Romney http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/2012/08/08/daily-quickie-08-08-12/
August 9- California, campaigning for Mitt Romney; Washington, campaigning for Rob McKenna http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/2012/08/09/daily-quickie-08-09-12/
August 10- Montana, campaigning for Rick Hill http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/2012/08/10/daily-quickie-08-10-12/
August 26- Tampa, Republican National Convention http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/09/taxpayers_shelled_out_nearly_1.html
August 27- Tampa, Republican National Convention http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/09/taxpayers_shelled_out_nearly_1.html
August 28- Tampa, Republican National Convention http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/09/taxpayers_shelled_out_nearly_1.html
August 29- Tampa, Republican National Convention http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/09/taxpayers_shelled_out_nearly_1.html
August 30- Tampa, Republican National Convention http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/09/taxpayers_shelled_out_nearly_1.html
August 31- Tampa, Republican National Convention http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/09/taxpayers_shelled_out_nearly_1.html