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Christie chose NJ over Mitt's VP role due to fears that they'd lose: sources
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Aug 27, 2012 11:55am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | JOSH MARGOLIN and BETH DEFALCO |
| Media | Newspaper - New York Post |
| News Date | Monday, August 27, 2012 06:20:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Gov. Chris Christie wasn’t willing to give up the New Jersey statehouse to be Mitt Romney’s running mate because he doubted they’d win, The Post has learned.
Romney’s top aides had demanded Christie step down as the state’s chief executive because if he didn’t, strict pay-to-play laws would have restricted the nation’s largest banks from donating to the campaign — since those banks do business with New Jersey.
But Christie adamantly refused to sacrifice his post, believing that being Romney’s running mate wasn’t worth the gamble.
“[Christie] felt, at one point, that [President] Obama could lose this. And, look, there still is that chance. But he knows, right now, you have to say it’s unlikely,” one source said.
The tough-talking governor believed Romney severely damaged his campaign by releasing only limited tax returns and committing several gaffes during his international tour in July.
Certain Romney was doomed, Christie stuck to his guns — even as some of his own aides pushed him to run, another source said. |
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