ATLANTIC CITY – Gov. Chris Christie was across the pond Monday on a foreign trip to London, dealing with a series of public relations problems. First there was report in The Bergen Record about how businesses awarded state tax breaks are paying for his travel. Then The New York Times published a piece detailing how the… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — By calling for “balance” on the issue of vaccinations, Gov. Chris Christie stepped into a political minefield where it’s unclear whether he’d win over as many potential presidential primary voters as he could lose, experts say. On one hand, two of the first three early primary states have among the lowest measles vaccination rates… Read the rest of this entry »
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Friday that ordinary Americans are tired of the heavy hand of Washington and are yearning for elected leaders to take a “fresh” bottom-up approach to governance that empowers states and localities. Mr. Walker’s message coincided with the news that Mitt Romney was taking a pass on a third White House bid… Read the rest of this entry »(h/t Matt Rooney @ SaveJersey)
Posted: January 30th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Angelo Cataldi, CBSLocal/Sports, Chris Christie, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Sports radio, Wing Bowl | 2 Comments »
Did no one in the Christie camp notice that the acronym for the Governor’s presidential exploratory PAC’s website, LeadershipMattersForAmerica.Org is LMFAO?
Brad Woodhouse, President of Americans United for Change and American Bridge and the former communications director of the Democratic National Committee noticed and it only took him an hour to get a graphic out on twitter:
Posted: January 29th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, American Bridge 21st Century, Americans United for Change, Chris Christie, Leadership Matters for America, LMFAO, Susan McCue | 5 Comments »
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie’s planned Thursday afternoon meeting with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin in New York City has been canceled, the Governor’s office said today. Rivlin is scheduled to return to Israel after addressing today’s noontime meeting of the UN General Assembly, which was convened to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. A spokesman for the… Read the rest of this entry »By Art Gallagher
A facebook page that promoted Governor Chris Christie’s reelection in 2013 and is now linked to his presidential exploratory PAC posted a endorsement of former Texas Governor Rick Perry’s PAC last night.
Christie and Perry are both competing in the “pre-primary” for the 2016 GOP Presidential nomination. Both men spoke at the Iowa Freedom Summit on Saturday.
Christie is not known for saying nice things about his opponents.
On Monday, while New Jersey was preparing for winter storm dud Juno, the following video promoting Christie’s PAC was posted on the page:
Posted: January 28th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Chris Christie, Rick Perry | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chris Christie, Rick Perry | 1 Comment »
WASHINGTON — Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a potential rival to Gov. Chris Christie for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, has set up his own federal fundraising committee, albeit with a twist. Walker’s Our American Revival filed papers with the Internal Revenue Service as a political committee under Section 527 of the tax code, meaning that… Read the rest of this entry »
For the last several months, the likes of Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul have dominated the media coverage of the still-nascent contest for the White House. But when the 2016 Republican presidential race roared to life this weekend with twin events in Iowa and Louisiana, two lesser-known contestants left indelible impressions on… Read the rest of this entry »
TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie has formed a political action committee that would permit him to begin hiring staff for a potential 2016 campaign for president, the Wall Street Journal reported this morning. The filing of paperwork for the PAC, called “Leadership Matters for America,” with the Federal Election Commission by Christie occurred on Friday, according… Read the rest of this entry »© Copyright 2024 | MoreMonmouthMusings | All Rights Reserved