The Christie campaign is complaining to the state about a tactic from the New Jersey Democrats -- who have admitted to making robocalls to promote independent candidate Chris Daggett.
The calls happened in Somerset County, an area where Christie should likely do very well, and where any addition in vote for Daggett would likely come more from Christie's column than Corzine's.
The Christie campaign has sent a letter to ELEC (the state equivalent of the Federal Election Commission), demanding an investigation into the calls and an immediate directive that the Dems stop it, on the grounds that the calls would constitute an illegal in-kind contribution from the Dems to Daggett.
Keep in mind that these calls have been done in the final two days of a campaign -- meaning there's really no way to feasibly stop them, or to undo any potential damage that they might inflict.

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LuxVeritas
November 3, 2009 4:16 PM
Sure, it may be a little sneaky, but is it at all illegal? I doubt it.
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Xantar
November 3, 2009 4:35 PM in reply to LuxVeritas
That's what I was thinking. This seems to be cut-and-dry free speech to me.
Oh wait, were these calls made using corporate donations? That's going to be very important for the Supreme Court to consider.
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FlownOver
November 3, 2009 4:39 PM
Christie's being consistent – his idea of the role of government is to use its force against those who disagree with him.
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mans_best_friend
November 3, 2009 5:11 PM
Wait...the Republicans are complaining about dirty tricks?
Pot, meet kettle.
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XL
November 3, 2009 6:11 PM
I do not like when the Repugblicans do it. I do not like it when it when the Democrats to it. In the long run it does more harm than go on the party who engages in the dirty tricks. Let the toads like Karl Rove engage in nefarious deeds - We see how well his strategy for a "permanent Republican majority" has worked!
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