This New Jersey thing, by the way. This is one of those boxes he has to check as leader of the Democratic Party. You don’t do a rally with 17,000 people in July unless you don’t want to be doing that rally with 17,000 people in October because you’re worried that guy is not going to win. They’re getting it out of the way.

Chuck Todd, political director of MSNBC, on why President Obama stumped for Corzine in July instead of in October. (Hat tip to In the Lobby.)