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To: koan who wrote (178102)	12/27/2011 7:06:45 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 544040

Oh, no. If Christie would run as the VP nominee with Romney, it would go a long way to reduce the force of any third party candidacy. Christie picks up a lot of that vote, not because he's one but because he expresses a kind of raw anger that runs through the tea party. I just don't see him accepting it, however, since he doesn't seem to fit a vp role. He would play the attack dog for the campaign about as well as anyone could; but he would be extremely uncomfortable playing second fiddle as a vp. So I see him turning it down, if asked. I'm also not certain he could retain his position as governor if he accepted a vp nomination. I haven't checked that one out yet. Were that to be the case, that he would have to resign, I don't see any way he would accept the vp spot on the ticket. Christie is a very savvy politician. A lot of folk, including yours truly, have underestimated his political smarts.