http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/chris-christie-donald-trump-vp-225332 Christie builds his case for Trump's VP
Trenton insiders are convinced the governor is auditioning for a spot on the GOP ticket. But he probably doesn't need to.
By Matt Friedman
07/10/16 07:39 AM EDT
Chris Christie has said it over and over: He can’t “imagine” being vice president. His personality just isn’t cut out for the role.
But the way Christie has been governing New Jersey over the last couple months has many Trenton insiders convinced he’s angling for a spot on the ticket with Donald Trump, whose transition team he’s leading and who hinted at it far back as November when he said Christie could have a “place” in his administration.
Christie has fiercely guarded his reputation as a strong executive, taken pains not to see his vetoes overturned and put forward sweeping proposals that anger liberals and have little chance at passing.
He’s also echoed Donald Trump’s talking points on “radical Islam” and has become the presumptive Republican nominee’s chief apologist, bucking other Republicans by refusing to call his remarks about Judge Gonzalo Curiel racist.
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