From nj.com:NEWARK -- Two days into his re-election campaign, Gov. Jon Corzine raised more than $2 million for his effort tonight at a sold-out event featuring Jersey rocker Jon Bon Jovi.
The three-song acoustic concert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center drew a full-house audience of more than 2,700, according to Corzine's campaign. Bon Jovi did not charge the campaign for his performance.
The Sayreville-bred rock star kicked off his set with the hit "Who Says You Can't Go Home," a song used by the state's tourism agency. He followed that with "Livin' on a Prayer," which could prove an apt hymn for Corzine's re-election effort in light of his sagging poll numbers and the state budget crisis that has been exacerbated by the national recession.
Corzine, governor since 2006, is facing Republican Chris Christie, the former U.S. attorney, in the general election in a race that promises to be a classic of New Jersey's nasty politics. Noting that, Bon Jovi told the crowd "politics is an ugly stage to perform on." The singer made a brief speech to tout Corzine's credentials as an advocate for the underprivileged and someone who has a "selfless attitude...I always have the governor's ear and the ability to share our thoughts on what we can do to make Jersey a better place."
Bon Jovi closed with "Here Comes the Sun."
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Now, I don't particularly care too much about New Jersey politics (I only cared about this event because of Jon ;)), so I don't have too much of an opinion about Corzine. But from reading the comments on the various news and photo sites I saw, it's a very heated topic right now! I'd say the majority of the comments I read were negative - both for Corzine AND for Jon (usually in conjunction with each other, but there's also the occasional "Bon Jovi sucks" reply).
Without turning this place into a mud-slinging brawl, does anyone care to give a few thoughts...?
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