Christie Tracker Podcast Episode 1: The "Likely" Candidate
It’s been a busy week in the Christie-tracking business. The governor gives his state of the state address, which sounded more like a presidential campaign speech than a policy road map for New Jersey....
View ArticleToo Jersey for Iowa?
Just after wrapping things up at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines, Governor Christie took a first official step toward a presidential run. He launched a web site for a Political Action Committee -...
View ArticleGovernor Christie's London Mauling
Just last Friday, Chris Christie was basking in some very welcome news. Mitt Romney was not going to pursue another presidential run. That night, the governor had dinner with Romney and then he was off...
View ArticleGovernor Christie’s Favorite Story
This week, Governor Christie made his 13th appearance in Iowa in the past five years.As he often does at campaign speeches, he tells a powerful, personal story about his mother on her deathbed. On the...
View Article'Grave Concerns' with Common Core
The Gov. continues to make news out-of-state. During his latest visit to New Hampshire, Governor Christie started talking about his first 100 days in office - - in the White House. He then went on to...
View ArticleA New Budget, and a $1.57 Billion Hangover
The governor delivered his sixth budget address this week. But this one was a little different. First, because it's not just going to be analyzed by state legislators and New Jersey residents… but also...
View ArticlePresidential Politics, Ethics Reform and Sandy
Governor Christie projects “late spring, early summer” for an announcement on whether he’ll run for president. But why wait so long? With Ted Cruz formally jumping in the race, Matt and Tom take a hard...
View ArticleThe Governor's Secret Weapon?
According to a CBS poll released this week, only 27 percent of Republicans would consider voting for Chris Christie. That puts him way down the list of likely Republican candidates.But some say the...
View ArticleChris Christie's New Hampshire Plan
Chris Christie finally brought his famous town hall format to the campaign trail. The Star-Ledger’s Tom Moran says “it’s about time.”The latest polls on the governor’s chances in a presidential race...
View ArticleThe Chairman's Dinner
Do scandals linger longer in the public memory when they have great nicknames? If so, this one isn't going anywhere.“The Chairman’s Flight" was the sparsely-traveled United Airlines flight, that ran...
View ArticleBridgegate: The Criminal Charges Episode
After a year-and-a-half of traffic jams, emails, texts, legislative hearings, political casualties and late night TV mockery, Bridgegate has its first criminal charges.But there was so much that wasn't...
View ArticleObama Hits Jersey. Christie Flees.
President Obama arrived in Camden, New Jersey, to trumpet a drop in violent crime and to highlight the city as a “symbol of promise,” where the local police force is working positively with the...
View ArticleChris Christie's Patriot Act
Over the past couple of weeks, Governor Christie has been offering an aggressive defense of the Patriot Act - stressing that he has personally used it to prosecute terrorists in his role as U.S....
View ArticleChristie Offers an Alternate Reality
Last week, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Governor Chris Christie doesn't have to make full payments into the state pension system. “We just won a major court decision, supporting the pension...
View ArticleChris Christie's Gun Problem
Governor Christie's record on guns was already facing heavy scrutiny before the events of June 17th, when nine people were shot and killed in the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.In...
View ArticleChristie: 'I Am Now Ready'
It was the least suspenseful cliffhanger in the history of cliffs.Governor Christie has, essentially, been running for higher office for years. But now he is, officially, a presidential candidate.This...
View ArticleWhat we Know About Christie's Biggest Super PAC Donors
This week, we learned about the $11 million raised by America Leads, the super PAC supporting Christie.We also found out who's been forking over all that cash.New Jersey Public Radio's Matt Katz joins...
View ArticleTwo Years After Bridgegate: The Truth Serum Question
It's hard to pinpoint exactly why Governor Christie’s presidential campaign hasn’t caught fire. But his decline in the polls started with a traffic jam back on September 9th, 2013.Two years later, we...
View ArticleGovernor Christie: Humble Servant of the Middle Class
After a few weeks as "The Law and Order Guy" and "That Guy Who Wants to Use FedEx to Track Immigrants," Governor Christie is shape-shifting again. This time, he's the Common Man of the People and...
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Christie in College: A Chief Executive in Training
Ah, schooldays. Things were different for Chris Christie back at the ol’ University of Delaware. The carefree scamp would spend his days building coalitions while running for president of the student...
View ArticleThe Christie Tracker Podcast: The Bridgegate Trial - Week 6
Former Christie staffer Bridget Kelly finally hit the stand in week 6 of the Bridgegate Trial. Governor Christie has always maintained that he had no knowledge about the plan - prior to or during the...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: Bridgegate “Hero” Gaining Little Traction in NJ Gov Race
The primary for the New Jersey governor's race is just one month away. Yet the latest poll shows 57 percent of voters do not know enough about the candidates to form an opinion.This is a race where...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: Ethically-Challenged Jersey
When it comes to New Jersey politics, the state's reputation with regard to ethics is a bit… dodgy. And even though we've said goodbye to Bridgegate and Chris Christie, we still have to deal with the...
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