New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a Republican star who has enjoying record-high popularity for his hands-on approach to Superstorm Sandy, on Monday filed papers announcing his intention to seek a second term next November.
Christie, a popular surrogate on Republican Mitt Romney’s failed presidential campaign, delivered the keynote address at the Republican National Convention this summer and is considered a popular choice to run for president in 2016.
Despite his popularity on the national stage, Christie – known for his blunt, sometimes over-the-top style – has sometimes struggled to win over his constituents in liberal New Jersey, where Democrats control both houses of the legislature.
Since Sandy tore through the state on Oct. 29, laying waste to large stretches of the Jersey Shore, Christie’s approval rating has jumped 19 percentage points.
Christie appeared to set politics aside, touring the damage with Democratic President Barack Obama days before Nov. 6 Election Day, and showing a personal touch with residents who lossed their homes or loved ones in the storm.
Christie has a 67 percent favorability rating among registered voters, up from 48 percent in October, according to the Rutgers-Eagleton poll.
Since taking office three years ago, Christie’s signature acheivement has been a 2011 law that made sweeping changes to the state’s pensions and health benefits for state workers.
(Reuters)
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Hopefully he runs in 2016 He is better then H. Clinton.
Its hilarious to watch the media telling us what we should think, exactly what did christie do to help the people of n.j? not that theres much he could do, probably there isnt anything he could have done better or worse, he took a few photo ops and now boy did christie save us from who knows what! “handling of the storm” exactly what was handled that could not have been handled? its all rubbish he did nothing