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New Jersey Senate Race Proves Costly

Aired June 6, 2000 - 9:31 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Today is primary day in the state of New Jersey, and much of the attention there is focused on the Garden State's U.S. Senate race. That campaign has already made history.

CNN's Maria Hinojosa explains why.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

MARIA HINOJOSA, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): In the New Jersey Senate primary, money is the big issue. So says Jim Florio, a 30-year political veteran and former governor, he's running against a multi-millionaire former investment banker named Jon Corzine. Together these men have made the New Jersey race the most expensive in U.S. history, and Florio is trying to make that the dominant issue of the campaign.

JIM FLORIO (D), NEW JERSEY SENATE CANDIDATE: It's a whole new class of people that think, perhaps in a midlife crisis, they can just wake up one morning and then just sign checks and take over the government.

JON CORZINE (D), NEW JERSEY SENATE CANDIDATE: We are running against a candidate that's been in the political arena for 25 years, we've spent $35 to $40 million establishing an identity; to be competitive, we needed to make sure we got our message out.

HINOJOSA: On the issues, it is Corzine, the political neophyte, who is also the more liberal: supporting universal health care, gay civil unions, and the licensing of all gun owners. Florio touts his experience as the big difference. For many voters, it comes down to choosing between a man tossed out of office only seven years ago for raising income taxes.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What Florio did, a lot of us business owners in this town, we haven't forgotten.

HINOJOSA: Or choosing a man who just a few months ago was an unknown until he spent $34 million to saturate the airwaves.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't like his style, I don't like his comments and I don't like the amount of money that he put forth to win nomination.

HINOJOSA: Florio insists the election can't be bought, and predicts voters will be offended by Corzine's spending.

STU ROTHENBERG, CNN POLITICAL ANALYST: We are going to see whether that is enough people to overcome the advertising message that Corzine has been able to deliver with his millions and millions of dollars.

HINOJOSA: With millions more to spend, should Corzine end up the nominee.

Maria Hinojosa, CNN, New York.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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