One of the largest local economies in the country. The New Jersey Boardwalk.

The American people may have provided the funding, but, the people of New Jersey had the heart.

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie cuts the second ribbon of the morning, this one more than 5-miles long and new a Guiness Book world record during an appearance on the Seaside Heights Boardwalk. (Andrew Mills/The Star-Ledger)

By Brent Johnson/The Star-Ledger 
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on May 28, 2013 at 7:00 AM, updated May 28, 2013 at 8:07 AM

...A post-Hurricane Sandy (click here) tour of the New Jersey coast line on Tuesday, gives the president a chance for a three-point play that can move him ahead of the recent controversies that have dogged the White House. With New Jersey’s Republican Gov. Chris Christie at Obama’s side, effective government, bipartisanship and economic opportunity will be the unmistakable message in the face of the coastal recovery....