{"id":2333521,"date":"2024-08-29T13:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T17:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christie-leaves-trail-in-favor-of-teaching-yale-students-how-to-run-a-campaign-report-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T13:19:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T17:19:55","slug":"christie-leaves-trail-in-favor-of-teaching-yale-students-how-to-run-a-campaign-report-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christie-leaves-trail-in-favor-of-teaching-yale-students-how-to-run-a-campaign-report-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Christie leaves trail in favor of teaching Yale students how to run a campaign: Report &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fchristie-leaves-trail-in-favor-of-teaching-yale-students-how-to-run-a-campaign-report-washington-examiner%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=2333521&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--><p>Former \u2062New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a two-time \u2064Republican presidential \u2062candidate, \u200cis \u200dset to teach a seminar\u200c titled \u2063&#8221;How to Run a Political Campaign&#8221;\u2062 at Yale \u2063University this \u200dfall. The\u200d course will accommodate 15 graduate and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservatives-guaranteed-to-face-discrimination-on-campus-from-academics-who-want-them-censored-study-finds\/\" title=\"Conservatives \u2018Guaranteed\u2019 To Face Discrimination On Campus From Academics Who Want Them Censored, Study Finds\">undergraduate students<\/a> and will cover the complexities \u200bof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-drops-first-trump-attack-ad-of-2024-campaign-touts-auto-jobs-record-amid-crippling-strike\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s 2024 Campaign: First Attack Ad Targets Trump, Highlights Auto Jobs Record Amid Strike.\">modern political campaigns<\/a> in\u200c the 2020s, including the increasing reliance on technology and the evolving communications landscape. <\/p>\n<p>Course materials will address essential considerations for potential candidates, such as \u200dfundraising, policy positions, and leadership goals. Christie, known for\u200d his previous successful governorship, faced challenges\u2064 in the public eye \u2063during\u200d his presidential campaign\u200d efforts. His teaching role at Yale aims to share insights from his political \u200cexperiences while navigating the dynamics\u200b of contemporary \u200dcampaigning.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Christie leaves trail in favor of teaching Yale students how to run a campaign: Report<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1740926\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former New Jersey Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-christie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chris Christie<\/a>, a two-time Republican presidential candidate, will now teach a class on political campaigns at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/yale-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Yale University<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Christie will teach a 15-person seminar for graduate and undergraduate students titled &ldquo;How to Run a Political Campaign&rdquo; at Yale this fall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/08\/28\/2024\/chris-christie-will-teach-campaign-class-at-yale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> a new report from <em>Semafor<\/em>. The class will look into the complexities of running a campaign in the 2020s.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Political campaigns in the 2020s are becoming more technology dependent, more confusing and difficult from a communications perspective and even more fraught with pitfalls and personal challenges,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-pornographic-films-together-utah-college-course-studying-porn-goes-viral-sparks-backlash\/\" title=\"\u2018Watch Pornographic Films Together\u2019: Utah College Course Studying Porn Goes Viral, Sparks Backlash\">class description reads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When deciding whether to run for any office, all of these issues must be confronted in addition to the core considerations of issue positions, fundraising and the most important question of all: If I do win, what do I want to accomplish and what kind of leader do I want to be?&rdquo; the course description continues.<\/p>\n<p>Christie ran two successful Republican campaigns for governor in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3025024\/flip-the-script-republicans-harnessing-tremendous-momentum-new-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> blue New Jersey<\/a>. He was popular for his leadership during and after Hurricane Sandy but struggled in the state once he began to align himself with national Republicans as he launched his presidential campaign in 2016. He left the office of the governor with low approval ratings after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/11\/04\/nyregion\/george-washington-bridge-scandal-what-you-need-to-know.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bridgegate<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/07\/03\/nyregion\/chris-christie-beach-new-jersey-budget.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Beachgate<\/a> left his reputation in the state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/states\/new-jersey\/story\/2017\/06\/14\/with-15-percent-approval-christie-is-now-new-jerseys-least-popular-governor-ever-112747#:~:text=The%20Quinnipiac%20University%20poll%20shows,in%20more%20than%2020%20years.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>tarnished<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both of Christie&rsquo;s presidential campaigns in 2016 and 2024 were unsuccessful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He and former President Donald Trump were once friends, but their relationship soured when Trump began promoting the conspiracy that the 2020 election was stolen from him and the resulting Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol. During Christie&rsquo;s 2024 run, he made his anti-Trump sentiment a focal point of his campaign.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In no way do I enable Donald Trump to ever be president of the United States again. And that&rsquo;s more important than my own personal ambition,&rdquo; Christie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/01\/10\/1219632485\/chris-christie-drops-out-primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> when he ended his campaign in January before the Iowa caucuses after seeing no clear path to victory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Students will receive one college credit for taking Christie&rsquo;s weekly class that lasts an hour and 50 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1740926\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1740926\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christie shifts focus to teaching Yale students about campaign management: Report Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who has run for the Republican presidential nomination twice, is set to teach a course on political campaigns at Yale University. This fall, he will lead a seminar with 15 students\u2014both graduate and undergraduate\u2014entitled \u201cHow to Run a Political Campaign,\u201d as reported by Semafor. The course will explore the intricacies of campaigning in the 2020s, highlighting how modern political campaigns are increasingly reliant on technology and face greater communication challenges along with various personal obstacles. The course description emphasizes that potential candidates must navigate these issues alongside fundamental considerations such as policy positions and fundraising, ultimately asking themselves what they hope to achieve if elected and what kind of leader they aspire to be. Christie previously won two gubernatorial elections in predominantly Democratic New Jersey and gained popularity for his response during Hurricane Sandy; however, his alignment with national Republicans during his 2016 presidential bid led to declining approval ratings due to controversies like Bridgegate and Beachgate. Both of Christie&#8217;s presidential attempts in 2016 and 2024 were unsuccessful. His friendship with former President Donald Trump deteriorated after Trump promoted claims regarding the alleged theft of the 2020 election, which culminated in the January 6 Capitol riots. During his latest campaign in 2024, Christie made it clear that opposing Trump was central to his platform: &#8220;In no way do I enable Donald Trump to ever be president of the United States again,&#8221; he stated when he suspended his campaign in January before Iowa&#8217;s caucuses after realizing he had no viable path forward. Students enrolled in Christie&#8217;s weekly class will earn one college credit for participating in sessions lasting an hour and fifty minutes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2333522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chris-christie.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[39663,7905,5152,5894,5139],"class_list":["post-2333521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaign-training","tag-christie","tag-education","tag-politics","tag-yale"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chris-christie.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333521\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}