I just received the following email from former U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie:
Dear Friend,
This morning I am filing papers to begin the process to become a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey.
I did not take this step lightly. It was only after careful consideration and consultation with my family that I decided to become a candidate.
New Jersey is broken. New Jersey’s taxes have become so unaffordable that more families are leaving our state than moving here. Our state's business tax climate is ranked 50th in the nation and has become so unattractive to employers that only government jobs are growing in New Jersey. Yet nothing in Trenton gets done to fix these problems.
We can change this. We can solve these problems if we're willing to make the tough decisions.
In my seven years as your United States Attorney, I didn't shy away from any of the tough decisions. I took on corporate greed, political corruption, terrorism and environmental polluters. Public officials from both parties were prosecuted for corruption – more than 130 were convicted, and not one was acquitted. Corporate executives who cheated their companies and hurt their workers were successfully prosecuted. Terrorist plots were disrupted; polluters punished.
Many didn’t believe we could win these battles. We did, and with strong leadership we will win the fight for Governor and change this state for the better.
My formal announcement for Governor will come in the first week in February and I hope you will join us (I will email you the details). With strong leadership now, we can fix our broken state and make it more affordable for all New Jersey families.
Sincerely,
Chris Christie
PS. Our website is still in formation, but please visit, www.christiefornj.com, to sign up for email updates and details about our announcement.
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Any word on whether Merkt is still in the race?
yeah, he's still in.
I think he'll go the whole way. Merkt isn't a schill for anyone.
Whoever ultimately is the candidate, it is important to unite behind them. Taking back New Jersey would go a long way toward derailing the Socialism Express.
Are these other guys dellusion? Christie has this one in the bag. Time to focus on corzine.
I found Merkt's website: http://merktforgovernor.com/
If there is any hope for the GOP all will rally around Christie. He is our only chance.
If the party does a long contested primary they may as well pack it in. The State will be lost to the dems for good.
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"If there is any hope for the GOP all will rally around Christie."
He first needs to demonstrate that he is someone we can all rally around.
Primary or none, Christie needs to define himself. He can't just say, "I'm not Jon Corzine", and expect to win. Might as well bring back Doug Forrester for that.
We certainly are not surprised Christie is running. We too believe he is our strongest candidate for Governor. Wow, an honest man running for office, how refreshing.
Go Christie!!!!
Doug Forrester was a wet rag compared to Christie who has a much higher public profile. Republicans ready to shoot themselves in the foot again.
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