Short Take

Jersey Boy

IS CHRIS CHRISTIE A NATIONAL CANDIDATE?

Conor P. Williams

Months after the Republican Party’s electoral flameout, analysts are still sifting for embers amid the ashes. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, despite his act of heresy in praising Barack Obama for his response to Hurricane Sandy, has joined the predictable frontrunners for 2016. At first blush, it’s hard to see what Christie brings to the table for the GOP. Consider, in (...)


 

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