https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/31/chris-christie-and-2016/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 01:10:08 -0400<![CDATA[He is potentially the un-Romney of Republican presidential politics, the candidate who connects viscerally, sometimes perhaps too much so, with voters. Although he campaigned hard for Mitt Romney in 2012 and was one of the first governors to endorse him, Christie told Oprah in 2011 that Romney doesn’t connect with people. No one knows how the Republican nominating electorate of 2016 will feel about the idea of selecting a second consecutive Eastern governor from a blue state. “The presidency,” Christie says, “is the most personal vote people cast,” and he distills into two words the lesson of 2012: “Candidates matter.” &#8230;]]>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:20:32 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/31/chris-christie-and-2016-n99731