“I feel like our nation is getting smaller. Barack Obama made us smaller by dividing us into smaller groups. Donald Trump made us even smaller by dividing us even more. And now @JoeBiden is doing the same thing.”
— @GovChristie at @nhiop #FITN@NHGOP
An interesting theme for @GovChristie (for obvious reasons): “America is getting small. It’s time to go big.”
“There’s a big debate in this country about whether character matters, and we’ve got leaders in this country who just don’t care [about character.]
We can’t dismiss the issue of chat anymore. If we do, we’ll get what we deserve.” — @GovChristie at @nhiop
“Beware of a leader who says he’s never made a mistake, who has never gotten anything wrong, who—when a mistake is made— blames someone else. And who has never lost.” — @GovChristie @NHGOP#FITN
“I’ve lost. In fact, you people in New Hampshire did that to me.” — @GovChristie at @nhiop
“There is no such thing as a ‘Trump voter.’ He doesn’t own them. He hasn’t put his name on them, like one of his failed casinos in Atlantic City. I voted for Trump twice. Does that make ME a ‘Trump voter?’”
- @GovChristie #FITN@NHGOP
“Americans don’t get to vote for who they want. Americans vote for who’s left.” -@GovChristie
Argues that Trump was the acceptable choice in races with Clinton and Biden.
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And @GovChristie goes after the Trump family “grift” from his days in White House. Says Ivanka and Jared got $2 billion from the Saudis. @nhiop@NHGOP#FITN
One of @GovChristie first 100 days as POTUS would be a federally supported school choice program.
Also says a “conversation” about entitlement reform is necessary, says Social Security goes broke in seven years.
On debt ceiling deal, @GovChristie said @RonDeSantis is a critic “because he never had to compromise. He was in the Freedom Caucus in House and just said ‘Hell, yes!’ or ‘Hell, no!’ And as governor he had a GOP legislature that did what he told them to.” #FITN@NHGOP
Asked what he’s learned since the last time he ran, @GovChristie says “motion isn’t progress. Not everything you do is helping make you more electable.”
Says that he needs to do even more town halls. Adds that in 2016 “I played a conventional game, just talked about myself….
“Last time, I made a mistake taking on Trump earlier. I knew what he was saying was baloney. I didn’t think anyone would believe it.” - @GovChristie
On Jack Heath's radio show this AM, @GovChrisSununu repeats his belief that Trump will lose again to @JoeBiden, says he has a "responsibility" to help GOP avoid "a repeat of '16." @NHGOP@thepulseofnh#FITN
"Trump has to do well in Iowa and New Hampshire or the whole thing comes crashing down. If he doesn't do well, it's done."
Says in the GOP POTUS primary "one-on-one, he loses." @NHGOP#NHPolitics#FITN
On @thepulseofnh this AM, @GovChrisSununu recounts how Donald Trump bailed on an endorsement of @ChuckMorseForNH for 2022 US Senate race.
"We was all set to endorse Morse, we talked about it, but at the last second, he chickened out."
Now that @NikkiHaley speech is over at Exeter, NH town hall, she's throwing Exeter town hall to questions. "There's no question I won't answer." First question, from Zach, is on Iran.
Q2: "Please address the Second Amendment."
A: "I'm a concealed carry permit holder myself." -@NikkiHaley
Says there is a gun crime problem, blames prosecutors who won't prosecute gun crimes. Supports tight school security and mental health pros on k-12 campus
"We don't take away guns from good people because bad people have guns." -- @NikkiHaley
Why @NikkiHaley is kicking things off in Exeter, NH —>
“The fact that she’s kicking things off with a town hall, that’s the way it should be in New Hampshire. Getting ‘coffee-breath’ close with the voters.” —@GenDonBolduc on @NikkiHaley @nhgop#fitn