Christie camp denies report that governor is rethinking presidential bid

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: Washington Post

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s office is shooting down a report that he is rethinking his decision not to join the GOP presidential race in 2012.

Bloomberg columnist Jonathan Alter tweeted early Wednesday afternoon that Christie had been “conducting focus groups in preparation for a possible run for president in 2012.”

Christie spokeswoman Maria Comella issued a flat denial, telling The Fix that the report is “absolutely not true.”

Alter has also backed off his original report, tweeting that a different source that he trusts and is very reliable told him that there were no focus groups and that nothing has changed.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/christie-camp-denies-report-that-governor-is-rethinking-presidential-bid/2011/08/17/gIQA96efLJ_blog.html

[Kber]

1. Thank goodness!

I'm already spending enough time apologizing to my out of state relatives for inflicting my governor on them.

[onehandle]

2. Christie coming anywhere Near a nomination is less likely than a Palin nomination.

The MSM needs to stop kidding themselves about either of them.

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[No Elephants]

4. Sloppy on Alter's part.

[russspeakeasy]

5. That was a menu he was reading not a newspaper.

:evilfrown:

[no_hypocrisy]

6. I think Christie is lying.

He is thinking of 2012. Word by some state senators is that he's hoping to be drafted to avoid having to commit time and money towards a true candidacy.