Corzine says Obama must convince middle class he will fix economy
Who is Corslime kidding?
by Claire Heininger/The Star-Ledger
Thursday August 21, 2008, 12:45 PM
Barack Obama's "task number one" as he prepares to accept the Democratic nomination for president is convincing middle-class Americans that he will fix the economy, Gov. Jon Corzine said today.
The Democratic governor, a former CEO of Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs, has become a regular advisor for Obama's economic policies and continued to vouch for the Illinois senator during an interview on Bloomberg television this morning.
"The vast majority of middle class Americans are really struggling, and we need to create a view in people's minds that their lives economically are going to get better and more stable," Corzine said. "He has to convince the American people that he is the guy who can do that."
Obama has honed in on that message during campaign stops in recent days, stressing his concern for voters' everyday problems. The focus on the economy comes as several national polls show it is the top issue voters want Obama and Republican candidate John McCain to address.
Corzine praised Obama's energy plans, which include stepped-up pursuit of alternative fuels and limited offshore drilling, but said "we can be firmer" on spelling out tax policy for individuals and corporations.
"I think that he's got most of the right ingredients with regard to the economy," the governor said. "He has a lot of great advisors. I think shaping that up and executing that is going to be task number one."
He again brushed off the idea of joining an Obama administration, despite a Zogby International poll released this week showing New Jerseyans -- by a margin of 47 percent to 33 percent -- want Corzine to accept a job if offered.
Corzine is scheduled to attend next week's Democratic National Convention in Denver, where Obama is poised to accept the nomination.
But the governor was not included on a list of "key speakers on the economy" that the party's convention committee released last week. Governors who are listed as speakers include Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, Janet Napolitano of Arizona, Ted Strickland of Ohio, Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania, Deval Patrick of Massachusetts and Brian Schweitzer of Montana.
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