The Republican Governors Association launched a new television advertisement today explaining why Jon Corzine is attacking Chris Christie. The ad also highlights that despite his 2005 campaign promises to the contrary, Corzine has raised taxes by billions of dollars. Unemployment is also up 73 percent since he became governor.

Visit http://www.JerseyPays.com/truthad to watch the ad.

“New Jersey can’t trust Jon Corzine. He promised to cut taxes and bring jobs to New Jersey, but he’s done exactly the opposite,” said RGA communications director Mike Schrimpf. “Now, Corzine knows he can’t defend his own record, so he’s falsely attacking Chris Christie. You need to watch what Corzine does, not what he says.”

The facts: 

• During the 2005 campaign, Corzine said “I believe in cutting property taxes” and “not higher taxes.”
• Jon Corzine raised taxes by nearly $1.9 billion in his very first budget and recently signed a state budget that hikes taxes by nearly another $1 billion. 
• When Corzine took office unemployment was at 4.8 percent.  By March 2009, unemployment had climbed to 8.3 percent.
• The Tax Foundation found that New Jersey has the worst business climate in the nation.