Christie: 'I'll Listen' If Romney Calls About VP
At Mahwah town hall, Governor said he doesn’t expect to get the call to be Romney's running mate; focused on 'Corzine Democrats Tour' he plans to go on this summer
Governor Chris Christie does not expect to be the Republican vice presidential nominee this November, but he would entertain talking to Mitt Romney about it, Christie said Wednesday at a Town Hall meeting held in Mahwah.
“I have absolutely no idea,” Christie said in response to a question from a Teaneck resident on whether or not voters will see Christie’s name as running mate on Romney’s ticket. “If Governor Romney calls and asks, I’ll listen. But, I don’t expect to get that call.”
He added that he saw Romney at a fundraiser Tuesday night, “and he didn’t ask me [to be his running mate] then.”
Most of Christie’s 88th town hall meeting focused not on his future in national politics, but on state issues.
“I have a job to do here,” he said.
Christie focused on his plan for the summer – fighting “Corzine Democrats” in the legislature who passed $31.7 billion budget this week without immediate tax cuts that Christie had proposed.
“This summer is going to be fight time,” he said.
“New Jersey is the most overtaxed state in America,” he told a crowd of over 600 people in the Ramapo Ridge Middle School gymnasium.
In an effort to get his tax cut plan passed, Christie told the crowd he is planning a “Corzine Democrats tour” this summer, where he will travel the state “demanding they explain why they are holding your tax cut hostage.”
“It is time for us to make sure you get your money back,” Christie told the crowd. “You know how to spend your money better than Trenton does.”
Christie fielded questions on unemployment, tax breaks, and the recent announcement that company Roche Pharmaceuticals would be moving out of state from its Nutley, NJ headquarters. “That has a big impact on residents of Bergen and Passaic counties,” a resident in the crowd said.
“We need to make New Jersey more business-friendly state,” for both employers and employees, Christie responded, by cutting taxes for both. “How can a company attract employees to move and work here with the taxes so high?” he asked. The Governor also said his administration has been “aggressively” pursuing incentives to get businesses and jobs to stay in the Garden State.
The “only way” to combat unemployment is to foster private sector business growth in the state, he said.
Christie summed up his main points in response to another resident question on tax breaks. “I think we should lower taxes for everybody.”
EIS
2:34 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Why does Gov. Christie think that politics is a blood sport? If he doesn't like the budget the Legislature prepared why not go back and find a middle ground with them? We voted for him and our legislators to govern. Get to it!!
BC Lib
4:09 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
So the solution to the world's problems are tax cuts?
JP
4:22 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Ask anyone at Stryker about Christie's bad attitude. He worked there for a year and a half trying to hang a violation on them (and couldn't). He's just too "New Jersey" for the whole country.
Mike Kupchik
6:02 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Despite the politics, I had a great time today, and quite impressed how efficiently our police handled the in and out traffic flow, despite the estimated 600 there.
JP
11:43 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
I thought the seating (for me) was very uncomfortable. Don't we have a really large auditorium in Mahwah we can use?
steven burton
8:49 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
I wish Romney would call christie so he can get out of NJ. If we cut taxes for the rich and the poor then how do we maintain our infrastructure? Why can't we make taxes fair for all? Everyone should pay their fair share..
K Poulos
11:56 am on Thursday, June 28, 2012
So, your brilliant thought is to get him out of NJ and put him in the VP's seat so that he now controls not only NJ but the entire USA.
indigenous
9:01 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2012
No one will vote for that big mouth and he will be out of NJ government..
Goankony
11:01 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
I am a democrat. Will vote for Romney on one condition: As President if elected. He promises to bring the unemployment down to 5% or lower within the First Year. If he does this I will switch parties and be a loyal Republican. If he does not bring the unemployment to 5% or below "He will resign the presidency a day after his one year as President
JP
11:40 pm on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
So I guess you'll be voting for the president. I'm a Republican who will also vote for Barack Obama once more. Mitt Romney... well... he is not someone I can trust. He will say and do anything anyone wants just to get in office.
NANCY (BAMBERGER) CASTNER
1:31 am on Thursday, June 28, 2012
Since I now live in NYS - as a former NJ resident, (born, raised, husband from NJ), I shall not comment on Christie's governing - haven't kept up with Jersey politics, but don't think the USA needs him!!!! NBC (that's me)