TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine is getting some in-person campaign help from President Barack Obama as polls show him lagging behind in his re-election bid. Corzine announced Wednesday that Obama will join him on July 16 at a rally on the campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Corzine campaign spokesman Sean Darcy says the president will also headline a fundraising event for Corzine. The news of Obama's appearance comes as a poll shows Republican former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie still leading the Democratic incumbent. The Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind Poll of 803 registered voters released Wednesday found 45 percent favoring Christie, with 39 percent for Corzine. Fifteen percent were undecided.
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