Even Democrats Are Comparing Phil Murphy To Failed Governor Jon Corzine

After New Jersey Democrat Governor Jon Corzine lost his re-election fight in spectacular fashion in 2009, Democrats were quick to try and move on from his failed legacy.  But now, Corzine is casting his long shadow over this year’s gubernatorial race, with numerous comparisons of the former failed governor to Democrat gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy.

Even Democrats in New Jersey are now getting nervous about the close comparisons, realizing Murphy’s policies, connections, and penchant to try and buy endorsements are very similar to Corzine’s. Both spent years working on Wall Street for Goldman Sachs, and just like Corzine, Murphy is trying to push an extreme, out-of-touch agenda and mislead voters.

POLITICO reports:

“…with the Democratic gubernatorial front-runner being Phil Murphy, a wealthy former Goldman Sachs executive who’s spreading political donations around the state, the comparison to Corzine has proven impossible for Murphy’s underdog Democratic opponents to resist.

Democrats are seeking to capitalize on the Goldman Sachs connection — Corzine was the company’s chairman and CEO — to take advantage of the anti-Wall Street sentiment that energized Bernie Sanders’ campaign for president, and to paint Murphy as an out-of-touch millionaire buying his way into the office.

‘When our former Goldman Sachs governor Jon Corzine tried to privatize and sell off the New Jersey Turnpike, we stood up to him and defeated it,’ Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Wisniewski said at an event in January.

Wisniewski spokesman Greg Minchak said the Corzine comparison ‘is actually fueled by Murphy.’

‘Just like Corzine before him, Murphy comes from Goldman Sachs, possesses zero government experience, and is using his vast personal wealth to buy off consultants and party bosses.’”