NJ’s Gov. Christie to Deliver State of the State Address Amid 2016 Speculation
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ABC/ LOU ROCCO(NEW YORK) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gives his fifth State of the State address Tuesday afternoon, but the speech will likely fall into the shadow of his likely presidential ambitions in addition to the financial problems that have hit the state.
Of course, he will have to answer to those issues, not just in the Garden State, but on the 2016 campaign trail if he joins it.
Christie’s office has sent out a sneak peak at what he is likely to cover in his speech, which stresses his “five-year record of reform and accomplishment in contrast to the challenges New Jersey was facing when he first took office in 2010.”
He will cover his “record of getting things done” in the state, as well as working with Democrats, something he has already been pushing as his reason he can win over blue states in a general election. He will also touch on pension and benefits reform, the unemployment rate, amongst other economic measures, he sees not as trials, but successes.
They have even released a video in advance of the speech — and yes — it looks like a campaign video.
Watch it here:
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