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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Christie brings Jersey to Iowa
Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney listens as Gov. Christie speaks Friday during a campaign appearance in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/EVAN VUCCI)

The New Jersey gov campaigned with his man for 2012, Mitt Romney, in Iowa on Friday. Here's a recap:

  • The threat: As our Tom Fitzgerald reported, Christie threatened the crowds in Iowa: "I'm in a good mood this morning. I'm feeling happy and upbeat. I love being with Mitt and Ann. But let me tell you, you disappoint me Tuesday, you don’t do what you’re supposed to do Tuesday for Mitt Romney, I will be back, Jersey-style, people. I will be back.” (Video here.)
  • The surrogate: Romney then flew off to New Hampshire, which hosts its primary a week from Tuesday, leaving Christie with the Romney 2012 bus and Romney's wife, Ann. Christie held two more Romney campaign events elsewhere in the state where he packed the house, the Star-Ledger reported.
  • The counter-attack: Surging former Pa. Gov. Rick Santorum hit at Christie on a conservative radio show, saying he liked Christie, but... "He's a fun guy, he's an interesting guy, but he's certainly not a conservative Republican. But that's the kind of folks Mitt Romey is attracting, and why he's bringing him out here is he's trying to get the establishment Republicans."
Posted by Matt Katz @ 2:39 PM  Permalink | 3 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:06 PM, 12/31/2011
    They can have my Governor in Iowa. No complaints from me.
    — richw38
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:31 PM, 12/31/2011
    Christie + iowa. Perfect together.
    — CiceroSpuriousDeodatus
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About Matt Katz
Reporter Matt Katz covers New Jersey's 55th governor, Chris Christie, for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Katz has written about municipal government, education and crime in New Jersey since 2000. Most recently, he was the Inquirer's beat reporter for Camden, NJ, and authored a four-part series about the failure of New Jersey's extraordinary seven-year takeover of the city. For an unrelated but somewhat similar assignment, Katz went to Afghanistan in June 2010 to cover the U.S. military's efforts at reconstruction under fire. Reach him at mkatz@phillynews.com or 609-217-8355.

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