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Exclusive: Christie was Mitt's first choice for VP
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Nov 03, 2012 11:07am |
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| Author | Mike Allen and Jim Vandehei |
| News Date | Saturday, November 3, 2012 05:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | One of the most tantalizing subplots of the 2012 campaign has been the curious and sometimes controversial performances of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Now, campaign insiders tell POLITICO that Christie was Mitt Romney’s first choice for the Republican ticket, lending an intriguing new context to the continuing drama around the Garden State governor.
The strong internal push for Christie, and Romney’s initial instinct to pick him as his running mate, reflects how conflicted the nominee remained about choosing a running mate until the very end of the process.
Romney was so close to picking Christie that some top advisers at the campaign’s Boston headquarters believed the governor had been offered the job. The campaign made tentative plans to announce a pick in late July, just before Romney headed off on his overseas trip, starting with a stop at the London Olympics.
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