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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was on the stump for Gov. Tom Corbett at the Republican Party of Pennsylvania's Fall Dinner in Camp Hill Friday.

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Tom Wolf campaign, take heed. You are now working to defeat two Republican governors.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was on the stump for Gov. Tom Corbett at the Republican Party of Pennsylvania's Fall Dinner in East Pennsboro Township on Friday, and he told the crowd he's now their second governor.

"My only job is watching you," Christie warned. "Don't disappoint me. Don't make me come back here and get angry. It is an ugly, ugly thing."

Christie said it's up to Pennsylvania Republicans to make sure Corbett wins the race -- in which polls have shown the incumbent trailing Wolf by double digits -- and he'll be back to monitor their progress a few times before the Nov. 4 election.

Corbett hasn't always enjoyed overwhelming GOP support, but a recent Franklin & Marshall poll showed Republicans returning to the governor as the election draws near, with GOP support growing from less than 50 percent in August to 62 percent in September.

Taking the podium after Christie on Friday, Corbett painted Wolf as a "spend more, tax more" candidate who would be "the second coming" of Corbett predecessor Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell.

Supporters who attended the dinner said Corbett hasn't touted his wins, and that's the reason he hasn't been as popular as other Republican governors of Pennsylvania.

"Corbett's problem is he thought he could just come into office and do his job and that would be enough," said Sam DeMarco of Allegheny County. "He didn't brag enough."

Christie picked up that torch Friday, calling Corbett, who was labeled America's most vulnerable governor by USA Today, "one of America's best governors."

Christie chairs the Republican Governors Association, which has donated more money to Corbett's campaign than any other source. As of the campaign-finance reporting period that ended Sept. 15, the association had pumped nearly $6 million into Corbett's coffers.

More than 670 people attended the event, paying between $100 and $250 for tickets. The more expensive included a "VIP photo reception," according to the GOP's ordering website.

Christie is widely viewed as a potential GOP presidential candidate and has been on the road stumping and raising money for fellow Republicans across the U.S.

The Associated Press reported Thursday that Christie has already spent more than a third of his second term outside New Jersey, mostly stumping and raising money for fellow Republicans.

He visited St. Louis, Chicago, Connecticut, and Michigan earlier in the week and was expected to move onto Wisconsin and Ohio after the stop in the Keystone State, the AP reported.

The GOP fall meeting was expected to continue Saturday morning with another speech from Corbett, as well as speeches from Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley and Congressman Tom Marino.