{"id":1945708,"date":"2023-06-06T17:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T21:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-files-paperwork-to-run-for-president\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:15:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T21:15:51","slug":"chris-christie-files-paperwork-to-run-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-files-paperwork-to-run-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Christie runs for President, files paperwork."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchris-christie-files-paperwork-to-run-for-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1945708&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Files Papers to Run for President in 2024<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0606\/b1de89be-2c63-421d-a3b0-d40742882e7a\/audio.mp3?length=3841389&#038;duration=320\"><\/div>\n<p>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has thrown his hat into an already-crowded ring of contenders by filing papers to run for president in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Christie, who served two terms as the governor of New Jersey, has been out of political office since the end of his second term in 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn American politics, if you want to beat somebody, you\u2019ve got to go get them, and you got to make the case,\u201d Christie said in April. \u201cSo what I\u2019m saying tonight, I think, is the beginning of the case against Donald Trump. And that\u2019s the first task for Republican primary voters\u2014decide who we\u2019re going to nominate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Like other announced candidates, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former UN Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and Pence, Christie will need to wrest away a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sec-greenlights-stock-exchanges-race-gender-lgbtq-diversity-mandate-for-corporate-boards\/\" title=\"SEC Greenlights Stock Exchange\u2019s Race, Gender, LGBTQ+ Diversity Mandate For Corporate Boards\">broad cross-section<\/a> of voters from Trump\u2014currently the clear frontrunner\u2014if he hopes to secure the nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Christie, who won a tough battle in blue-leaning New Jersey, suggests he\u2019s the only one of Trump\u2019s announced rivals who can achieve this goal.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe [Republicans] are going to get what we deserve\u201d if Trump is nominated, Christie blasted Trump as being defined by \u201cpolicy and character failure\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2060360\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/05\/09\/GettyImages-515622924-1200x801.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2016\/05\/09\/GettyImages-515622924-1200x801.jpg\" alt=\"New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) introduces Donald Trump during a rally in Vienna Center, Ohio, on March 14, 2016.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2060360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what issues Christie plans to run on as he prepares for a battle in a vastly different political environment than he encountered eight years ago.<\/p>\n<h3>Christie&#8217;s Past Positions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Christie has won the backing of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-christie-files-paperwork-to-run-for-president\/\" title=\"Chris Christie runs for President, files paperwork.\">wealthy conservative mega-donors<\/a> like the Koch brothers, and has pushed for limiting taxes and cutting regulations.<\/li>\n<li>Christie has argued in favor of extensive post-9\/11 surveillance tools, clashing with libertarian Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) over the issue during 2016 primary debates.<\/li>\n<li>During his time as governor, Christie also pushed for educational reforms, endorsing programs like school-choice vouchers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Christie has been far more critical of Trump, an erstwhile ally, than Pence, calling Trump a \u201ccoward\u201d and a \u201cpuppet of [Russian President Vladimir] Putin.\u201d Since then, Republican voters have become increasingly skeptical of government surveillance programs in light of revelations that the FBI has persistently been caught in FISA abuses and spied on American citizens. As Republicans ramp up an investigation into a flurry of violations by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal law enforcement<\/a>, Christie\u2019s position on government surveillance could be even more unpopular with Republican voters than it was during his last presidential bid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Christie, former governor of New Jersey, has filed papers with the FEC to run for president in 2024. He joins a crowded field of contenders. 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