Corzine Takes First Step Toward Whitehouse

New Jersey Democratic Senator John Corzine is about to throw his hat into the ring for NJ Governor:

New Jersey Sen. Jon S. Corzine is launching his campaign for governor this week, two months earlier than planned, in a bid to close the door on a potential challenge from fellow Democrat and acting Gov. Richard J. Codey.
Corzine, whose record-setting campaign spending propelled him to the U.S. Senate in 2000, enters next year's race as the heavy favorite because of his personal fortune and polls that rank him the state's most popular political figure.
Widely considered the Democratic heir apparent for governor since James E. McGreevey announced his resignation in August, Corzine had initially planned to declare his candidacy as late as March.
But he is making his move now, just two weeks after Codey took over for McGreevey, to preempt advances that Codey has made toward seeking the nomination in the June primary.

I always thought of Corzine as a Chief Executive as opposed to a legislator. He will be a formidable candidate for president in 2008 because he is smart and comes across well. He was not vetted when he ran for the Senate like he will be during a presidential race so it's not known what is in the guys past from his investment banker days.