Campaign fires off memo ahead of the Arizonan’s town hall meeting in New Jersey Friday. Read it here.
Says suspending the gas tax for the summer would cost the Garden State $190 million and 6,600 jobs.
“McCain’s gas tax gimmick is a dead end for New Jersey.”
Plus: Obama team hosts morning conference call on the subject with NJ Rep. Steve Rothman.
Rothman says New Jersey desperately needs the tax revenue to improve its transportation infrastructure, and the suspension “will only benefit the oil companies.”
“Talk about out of touch… I don’t think he gets it.”
