If Obama wins, how much credit goes to Chris Christie?
November 3, 2012
If President Obama wins reelection, how much credit should go to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie?
With news coverage over the past few days focused largely on the aftermath of hurricane Sandy, the presidential campaign has been relegated to the back burner, even as Election Day fast approaches. Yet Mr. Obama has still made it into the headlines - most prominently, with Wednesday's high-profile tour of the devastation in New Jersey. Notably, it was a visit that the state's Republican governor embraced with open arms, calling it "really important" and telling reporters he appreciated the president's coming "very much."
Perhaps even more eye-catching was Governor Christie's public praise of the president, saying in one interview that Obama has been "all over this and deserves great credit," and noting that he'd spoken to him on the phone three times in one day. In other interviews, he variously described working with the president as "wonderful," and he called Obama's response "outstanding."
Bipartisan praise like that is hard to come by these days - particularly from a top surrogate for Mitt Romney, who gave the keynote address at the Republican National Convention - and many analysts have pronounced it a big boon for Obama, politically.
Of course, Christie's top priority right now is - and should be - the recovery and rebuilding effort in his state. And for that, clearly, he needs the Obama administration on his side. As Russ Schriefer, a top Romney aide, told reporters, Christie is "doing exactly what he's supposed to be doing as governor of New Jersey."
But surely, the Obama-Christie "bromance" (as the media have predictably dubbed it) must have some Republicans wondering if Christie's own presidential ambitions have, once again, conveniently undercut the party's current standard-bearer.

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