Christie tweets anti-corruption ad amid N.J. money laundering scandal

In a web ad released the day after two New Jersey mayors and a state assemblyman were arrested on federal corruption charges, Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie released a web ad promoting his anti-corruption record as a former U.S. attorney.

A member of Gov. Jon Corzine’s (D) cabinet also resigned in the wake of the arrests. Christie lead Corzine in the polls before news of the scandal broke.

Christie tweeted:

NEW!!! Christie-Guadagno TV ad, “Fiercely Independent.” Watch it here: http://tinyurl.com/nd4lsc

In the ad, the Chrisite says “as U.S. Attorney, I put corrupt public officials in jail. Republicans and Democrats. As governor, I’ll make the same tough, independent decisions.”

The arrests were made on charges that public officials participated in a money laundering ring that trafficked human organs, among other items.

Corzine said yesterday that “any corruption is unacceptable – anywhere, anytime, by anybody…The scale of corruption we’re seeing as this unfolds is simply outrageous and cannot be tolerated.”

The Republican’s web as is here: