Governor Christie comes to Wisconsin to campaign for fellow candidates
October 4, 2010
By Kyle Maichle
PEWAUKEE, Wisconsin: Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie was in Wisconsin to continue his nationwide tour campaigning for Republican gubernatorial candidates[1].
Governor Christie was the main attraction for a afternoon fundraiser at the Country Springs Hotel in Milwaukee's West suburbs[2]. The luncheon was to raise money for gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker[2]. Walker, the Milwaukee County Executive, is running against Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, a Democrat on the November 2, 2010, general election ballot[3]
After the fundraiser, Governor Christie along with Scott Walker led a rally with campaign supporters and volunteers in Waukesha[4]. Earlier in the morning, the New Jersey Governor was interviewed over the phone by WTMJ AM-620's Charlie Sykes during his morning talk show[5].
Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate issued a statement in response to Governor Christie's visit. In the statement, Chairman Tate accused Chris Christie of breaking a 2009 campaign promise to not alter pensions for local firefighters and criticized Walker for adopting Governor Christie's platform on public employee pensions as Milwaukee County Executive[6]. Neither Governor Christie or the Walker Campaign issued a response to Chairman Tate's statement.
Governor Christie's stop in Wisconsin is part of a thirteen state tour that began in California for gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman[1]. The next stop on Governor Christie's campaign tour is Iowa where he will headline a fundraiser for former Governor of Iowa Terry Branstad during the evening of October 4, 2010[1]. Governor Christie is also making a stop in Illinois on October 5, 2010, to campaign for gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady[7].
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NJ.com, "N.J. Gov. Christie continues national tour in Wisconsin with GOP candidate Scott Walker," October 4, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 [Confirmed with Walker Campaign via email on September 29, 2010]
- ↑ Wisconsin State Journal, "Politics blog: Gov. Christie to visit Wisconsin for Walker," September 23, 2010
- ↑ [Confirmed via email with Walker for Governor Campaign on October 3, 2010]
- ↑ WTMJ-AM 620 "Interview: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie," October 4, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ Democratic Party of Wisconsin (DPW) "Scott Walker Hosts Fellow Pension Promise Breaker," October 4, 2010
- ↑ Quad City Times, "N.J. governor to hit campaign trail for Brady," September 29, 2010
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