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WOW Christie would not give up NJ statehouse because he didn't think Mitt Romney could win.

Submitted by Ian56 on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 09:06
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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.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/christie_had_veeping_d...


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Wouldn't surprise me...

Submitted by JFEJ004 on Tue, 08/28/2012 - 09:23.

Wouldn't surprise me...