There is a bit of a difference. Unlike with Zero, Corzine did not have a cult of personality surrounding him.
Cult of personality? There again, that's what so wrong with so much of the general electorate, that they value personality over issues and ideas.
This is a problem particularly in younger women, too many of whom make their choice for the highest office in the land as if they were contestants on "The Dating Game."
Please don't get offended, ladies, that observation doesn't include FReeper gals.