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African-Americans Embrace Chris Christie
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Sep 26, 2013 08:01pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Scott Conroy |
| News Date | Friday, September 27, 2013 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "In his otherwise successful 2009 gubernatorial campaign, Chris Christie didn't exactly triumph in this predominantly African-American township west of Newark.
In fact, he chalked up a grand total of 302 votes here -- good enough for 5.7 percent of the vote against incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine.
But if the reaction he received during campaign stops across this urban center on Tuesday is any indication, the Republican governor will do far better this November, bolstering his goal of a massive re-election victory en route to a likely 2016 presidential bid.
Recent polling confirms the enormous strides Christie has made with African-Americans in the Garden State -- Exhibit A when his supporters point to how Republicans can finally attain a foothold with non-white voters in the coming post-Obama era.
Margaret El, an African-American woman in her 60s, was about to sit down for a slice at Pizza Center on Main Street when Christie burst through the doors with a small entourage in tow.
A registered Democrat who voted for President Obama twice, El served as a volunteer on Corzine’s 2009 campaign. Now, however, she is a Christie supporter.
“How many Republicans are you going to see walking up and down these streets like this?” she said. “He’s approachable. I really like that. And I think the people in Orange are really thrilled, whether they’re Democrat or Republican, that he’s here.” |
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