In the midst of scandal that popular two-term NJ Gov. Chris Christie could not ?possibly have imagined a few months ago, a different Chris Christie has emerged — ?and for the first time, he seems to understand that his political future is in jeopardy. In fact, it seems that he may have announced to the world that he has no aspirations for office outside of New Jersey.
Upon reelection in November, Christie gave strong hints, via his victory speech, that a 2016 presidential run wasn’t out of the question. But now? This week? Not so much.
Here’s the transcript from his speech in?Manahawkin, NJ on Thursday:
I was saying to my staff yesterday in the Sandy meeting, you know, come next Tuesday we’ve only got about 1,400 days to go as Governor, so we got plenty of time to get this job done, and we’re going to get it done, and a lot sooner than 1,400 days, but let me tell you: that is my focus. My focus is you all gave me a resounding vote of support on November 5th. You asked me, and I accepted, the task of leading this state for eight years, not four years, and no one I can assure you ever told me or anybody on my team that it was going to be easy. It hadn’t been up to this point, and there’s all kinds of challenges as you know that come every day out of nowhere to test you. But, I want to ensure the people of New Jersey of one thing: I was born here, I was raised here, I’m raising my family here, and this is where I intend to spend the rest of my life. And whatever test they put in front of me, I will meet those tests because I’m doing it on your behalf. So, thank you all very much for being here.
Here’s the video. You be the judge.
