http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/christie/ en-us Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:28:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283919/posts Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie is leading New Jersey Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine 45 percent to 39 percent with 15 percent undecided, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll conducted June 22-29. The margin of error is 3.5 points. That’s somewhat closer than a Public Policy Polling survey released Tuesday in which Christie led 51 percent to 41 percent, but Fairleigh Dickinson’s Peter Woolley says “Even though it’s early in the campaign, it is remarkable that a Republican is running ahead in New Jersey.” CQ Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283919/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:28:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275546/posts He’s white, he’s conservative, and his support is strongest in New Jersey’s suburbs, where the public schools include some of the nation’s best. Yet Christopher J. Christie, the Republican candidate for governor, is hunting for votes in cities like Newark, Camden and Trenton, where Democrats routinely pile up big margins, but where black and Hispanic parents are increasingly running out of patience with the public schools, among the nation’s worst. NY Slimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2275546/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:17:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268989/posts Republican and former federal prosecutor Chris Christie has a double-digit edge over incumbent New Jersey Sen. Jon Corzine in the latest Quinnipiac poll out today. In the polling outfit’s first measure of likely voters in the November race, Christie leads 50%-40% as Corzine is facing his lowest ever approval ratings. A majority, 56%, say they disapprove of the job the governor is doing while 36% approve. It’s a notch lower than his 54%-38% rating in late May. Christie has more support within his own party ranks, with 88% of Republicans saying that are backing him while just 73% of Democrats... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268989/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:30:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268473/posts At the Lonegan headquarters last night I imagined some guy with a microphone running up to me to ask a question. "Now that Chris Christie has won the Republican nomination for governor, where are you going to go?" I won't say "Disney World." I hate amusement parks. "I'm going to North Carolina," I'll reply. Seriously, I am. I'm taking next week off anyway and I was planning on visiting my brother in D.C. But I suddenly feel a need to start checking out the real estate down by Cape Hatteras. Business is fleeing the state and we residents may soon... Star-Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2268473/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:17:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267150/posts Fresh from his primary victory over Steve Lonegan, Republican Chris Christie enjoys a double-digit lead over Democrat Jon Corzine in the New Jersey Governor’s race. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state shows Christie with 51% of the vote while Corzine is supported by 38%. Last month, before the primary, it was Christie with 47% of the vote and Corzine with 38%. The slight increase in support for Christie may reflect a temporary bounce from his primary victory. Still, voters recognize that it’s tough for a Republican to win statewide races in the Garden State. Just 43% say... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267150/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:28:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267352/posts Although eyes of the national media last week were fixed on Cairo and the looming Supreme Court confirmation battle, the real political action in 2009 is in two state gubernatorial races which may signal the direction of the 2010 congressional races and test whether Barack Obama reset the country’s political dial. As Dan Balz of the Washington Post put it: A lingering question from the 2008 election is whether the enthusiasm surrounding Obama’s candidacy was singularly focused or transferable to other Democrats when he is not on the ballot. His candidacy was fueled by the passions he engendered among his... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2267352/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:29:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265148/posts KABOOM: "A Rasmussen poll released today shows Chris Christie opening up a 13 point lead, 51-38 percent, over Jon Corzine in the New Jersey governor’s race. It marks the first time in the race that a candidate has polled above 50 percent. The poll also showed that 58 percent of New Jersey voters have an unfavorable opinion of Corzine and his net approval rating is negative 16 percent." Markos Moulitsas — yes, the creator of Daily Kos — writes in with some analysis of the latest poll of Virginia voters he commissioned. Bottom line, it's still a very close race,... Campaign Spot on NR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265148/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 02:32:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265125/posts A tough-talking former federal prosecutor will take on a disliked governor in New Jersey, a long-anticipated matchup that could test the Democratic incumbent's reaction to the recession and whether the wave of Obama's popularity can wash him to victory. After gliding to victory in their respective party primaries Tuesday, Republican Christopher J. Christie and Gov. Jon S. Corzine are set to do battle in the only governor's race in the country to feature an incumbent Democrat. Christie, 46, was enthusiastically backed by New Jersey's Republican establishment, receiving virtually every county GOP endorsement. Early polls show him maintaining a narrow lead... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265125/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 01:57:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264060/posts Stay warm with Steve Lonegan This is the most important priority in order for Christie to achieve his goals with the Republican base. Regardless of one’s views of Steve Lonegan politically and personally, he performed far better in last night’s vote than the Trenton GOP conventional wisdom pundits predicted six months ago. Considering where he started in this race, one must respect both Lonegan and his followers for achieving a vote total of 42 percent. Steve Lonegan and his followers will be a force to reckon with in New Jersey politics for the foreseeable future. No Republican can win statewide... PolitickerNJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2264060/posts#comment Wed, 3 Jun 2009 20:37:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263469/posts Christie Wins Republican Primary in New Jersey By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: June 2, 2009 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Moderate Christopher J. Christie walked to victory in the Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday, fending off challenges from two more conservative rivals and setting up a long-anticipated November matchup with the unpopular incumbent Democrat. ''I am honored by the confidence you continue to show in me,'' Christie told a crowd of supporters chanting his name. ''I will work hard each and every day, just like all of you do, to prove to you that your confidence was well-placed.'' Ultraconservative Republican Steve Lonegan... NYTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263469/posts#comment Wed, 3 Jun 2009 03:22:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262934/posts NEW JERSEY: “New Jersey voters go to the polls today to choose who they want to battle it out for the governor's mansion this fall,” the Star Ledger reports. “Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine is seeking a second four-year term in office. He is opposed in the party's primary by three little-known Democrats: Roger Bacon, Carl Bergmanson and Jeff Boss. The more intense race is on the other side of the ballot, where Republicans will select the party's standard-bearer to run against Corzine. Former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie and former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan spent months sparring over taxes, spending, the... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262934/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 15:06:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258258/posts If ever a state were ripe for bold economic reform, it would be New Jersey, which is shedding jobs and is in perennial budget crisis despite one of the highest tax burdens in the land. So why is Chris Christie, the GOP front-runner in the state's 2009 gubernatorial race, taking cheap shots at the flat tax? Mr. Christie is a former U.S. attorney who did yeoman work putting away the state's many political thieves. But he seems to be running scared in next month's Republican primary, when he faces former Mayor of Bogota Steve Lonegan, who is proposing to scrap... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2258258/posts#comment Tue, 26 May 2009 12:30:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247999/posts With just over three weeks until the June 2 Republican primary for governor, Lonegan's creeping poll numbers have forced his opponent to redirect ad spending against him. In short, there are signs Chris Christie has grasped the risk of underestimating Steven Mark Lonegan. Lonegan, 53, campaigns with the single-mindedness of a bloodhound and the subtlety of a rattlesnake. "That's part of his power: There's no bull," said Kristian Fraga, an independent filmmaker whose documentary, "Anytown, USA," chronicled the 2003 Bogota mayor's race. "He's definitely a force." Star Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247999/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 13:50:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243007/posts Fighting the description out there that he's a centrist in wolf's clothing, GOP gubernatorial candidate Christopher Christie challenged the essence of his chief rival's campaign today as he suggested that Steven Lonegan, leader of New Jersey's conservative moment, is running plays out of the Democratic Party playbook. PolitickerNJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243007/posts#comment Sun, 3 May 2009 02:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237268/posts Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie made a brief campaign appearance today in Sussex County to pick up the endorsement of county GOP elected officials and leaders. "They do it the right way here. They keep taxes at a reasonable level and actually reduce spending in the budget," Christie said at a ceremony in front of the historic county courthouse in downtown Newton. Christie's remarks were followed by brief speeches made by the county's five Republican freeholders in a show of unity for the former U.S. attorney. Sussex County Freeholder Harold "Hal" Wirths said he was supporting the former Morris County... The Star-Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237268/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:01:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228946/posts For the first time in too long, New Jersey may well elect a governor who is a strong leader, who will turn around the economically laggard, overtaxed, debt-ridden, corruption-laden Garden State. Chris Christie, the probable Republican candidate, has what it takes to perform the kind of turnaround miracle that Rudy Giuliani accomplished during his eight years as mayor of New York City. New Jersey's woes are all self-inflicted. Once upon a time the state was a regional and national leader, whose economic growth was always better than that of others. How that has now changed. The state suffers from just... Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228946/posts#comment Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:09:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2205039/posts Christopher Christie, the Republican challenger in this year's New Jersey Governor's race, leads Democratic incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine 46 - 37 percent, even though 61 percent of voters don't know enough about the former U.S. Attorney to form an opinion of him, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This compares to a 44 - 38 percent Christie lead in a February 4 poll by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. In this latest survey, Democrats support Corzine 69 - 14 percent while Christie leads 87 - 4 percent among Republicans and 49 - 31 percent among independent voters. Men... Quinnipiac University Poll http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2205039/posts#comment Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:47:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196498/posts If you follow new GOP chief Michael Steele around these days, you can bet you’ll hear him bring up New Jersey’s gubernatorial race this year. He wants that blue state red again. From top to bottom, the GOP is talking about New Jersey. Here at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reminded the crowds that the last time New Jersey had a conservative candidate for governor, he won with 70% of the vote (Tom Kean, 1984). That’s 70% — in New Jersey. After that victory it is inexplicable that New Jersey’s Republican intelligentsia determined... FOX http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196498/posts#comment Sun, 1 Mar 2009 03:23:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188981/posts Christie slams the panel as they cry racism. CHRISTIE: As a proud black man, I don't look at a chimpanzee as an African- American. I don't look at it as a reflection of who I am and who African-Americans are in this country. And frankly, if it's supposed to be a portrayal of President Obama, the president didn't write the stimulus bill. The bill was written by Speaker Pelosi in the House and by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. For goodness sakes, we just had a chimpanzee who went nuts yesterday. The speaker of the House and the majority leader... cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188981/posts#comment Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:38:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2178371/posts As a New Jersey resident, I must say I'm floored by this poll. This state hasn't elected a Republican statewide since Christie Whitman's second victory in 1997 and Jon Corzine won the governorship pretty handily over Doug Forrester in 2005. So this is very promising news. While few New Jersey voters know much about him, former U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie, a Republican challenger, leads Democratic incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine 44-38 percent in this year's Governor's race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. This reverses a 42-36 percent Gov. Corzine lead in a November 19 poll by the independent... JammieWearingFool http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2178371/posts#comment Wed, 4 Feb 2009 19:56:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165945/posts Former U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie, the latest Republican to enter the New Jersey gubernatorial race, has a slight lead over Democratic incumbent Jon S. Corzine in a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state. Christie leads Corzine 42% to 40%, essentially a toss-up given the poll’s margin of sampling error. Five percent (5%) support some other candidate, and 13% are undecided. Forty-four percent (44%) approve of the way that Corzine has performed as Governor while 54% disapprove. Those figures include 12% who Strongly Approve and 32% who Strongly Disapprove. The governor is seeking a second four-year... Rasmussen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165945/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:09:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2162815/posts When a major government corruption scandal hit Monmouth County three years ago, voters systematically began whittling away the number of Republicans on the GOP-controlled freeholder board with each election. Today, Democrats reaped the benefits of that voter discontent when they took control of the freeholder board in this largely suburban county for the first time in 23 years. Claiming they heard the voters' message loud and clear, the new majority pledged to implement policies that will keep a watchful eye on government practices while cutting spending. "Monmouth County citizens must be assured that the corruption brought to light by Operation... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2162815/posts#comment Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:02:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135067/posts Former senator Wayne R. Bryant was found guilty yesterday of selling his office as one of New Jersey's most influential lawmakers for a medical school job that padded his pension, in a case that also put on trial the secret political horse-trading of the state budget process. A federal jury in Trenton convicted Bryant of bribery for soliciting a job at the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Camden County and using his influence to help the school acquire $10.5 million in state grants between 2003 and 2006.The jury also found Bryant, 61, of Lawnside, guilty of 11 counts of mail... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135067/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:37:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2039893/posts The shamefaced soon-to-be ex-husband of Christie Brinkley burst into tears in Long Island divorce court today .... New York Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2039893/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:43:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1711135/posts Chris Christie's Speech at the Funeral of Glenn Cunninghamhttp://www.ontheerie.com/upper/viewtopic.php?t=251In The Confession Jim Mcgreevey calls this a "campaignlike speech." Watch the video and then decide for yourself! 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