Christie to Talk About Possible White House Run with Family During Christmas
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ABC/ LOU ROCCO(NEW YORK) — New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie is nearing a decision on whether he’ll run for the GOP presidential nomination in 2016, according to nj.com.
Christie actually made the admission to a youngster at Mendham Township Middle School Wednesday when asked if he was planning to seek the presidency.
Saying that it was something he was thinking about, Christie told the assembly that he would talk about the future with his family during Christmas and finally announce his plans during “the first part of next year.”
The governor tried to relate his situation with other families facing difficult choices, saying, “No matter what, I am still Andrew, Sarah, Patrick and Bridget’s father and they wonder what I am going to do for work, and I’m still Mary Pat’s husband and she wonders the same thing.”
If Christie decides against running for president or fails to win the nomination, his tenure as governor ends in December 2017. Christie has already said he doesn’t want to be a senator, which would rule out a run for another elected office.
As for why Christie is likely to announce his intentions in early 2015, political pundits, including former New Jersey Governor Christie Whitman, says that Jeb Bush likely forced his hand by forming an exploratory committee that will ultimately determine if he’ll be in the race for the GOP nod.
Both Christie and Bush appeal to more moderate Republicans as well as the same high-end donors.
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