Chris Christie's team on 2012
ABC’s Jonathan Karl called it the “emotional high point of the 2012 campaign so far. Christie came to what is essentially sacred ground for conservatives and encountered a well-connected group of Republicans who believe he is the candidate for 2012 and are not willing to take ‘no’ for an answer.”
As Karl notes, the woman’s passionate plea drew “the biggest and most sustained applause of the night.”
Christie left the door open — ever so slightly — to the notion that he was reconsidering his decision not to run. Although he referred the crowd to his previous denials that he would not jump into the race, he told this woman that he was “listening to every word.” Chris Christie's team on 2012,
“I hear exactly what you’re saying and I feel the passion with which you say it, and it touches me,” Christie replied. “I’m just a kid from Jersey who feels like he’s the luckiest guy in the world to have the opportunity that I have to be the governor of my state.” http://abcn.ws/pfvkG8
“I thank you for what you’re saying and I take it in and I’m listening to every word of it and feeling it,” he continued. “It’s extraordinarily flattering, but by the same token, that heartfelt message you gave me is also not a reason for me to do it. That reason has to reside inside me.”
So, is he really thinking about it? According to Karl’s “Good Morning America” report, Team Christie thinks there’s a window of at most a week or two for the governor to reconsider. Beyond that, things get dicey and, even now, the reasons for him not to run are many. Chris Christie's team on 2012,
“You have to get a campaign together, and that takes a time,” GOP consultant John Feehery told the National Journal’s Alex Roarty. “You not only need to get bodies, but bodies who trust each other, can work together, and respond to crises.” http://bit.ly/o83A1F
And ABC’s Amy Bingham takes closer look today at Christie potential vulnerability with the Republican primary electorate on policy issues. Needless to say, the vetting of Christie’s record in public service would be swift and severe. http://abcn.ws/pqzqu0
Just look at this statement from the Democratic Governors Association yesterday: “Christie’s shtick might be new, but his job-killing, opportunity-squashing, middle class-undermining policies offer few contrasts with his would-be Republican opponents and no answers for the challenges facing our nation.”
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