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What should Rubio have told Wall Street? ‘I’m not a crony capitalist, man’

James Pethokoukis | March 1, 2013, 11:37 am

Senator Marco Rubio has been meeting with some Wall Street big shots – Stephen Schwarzman, Henry Kravis, and top execs at Goldman Sachs — in an effort, according to Politico, “to lock down some of Wall Street’s biggest donors ahead of … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, Polls

What you may have missed in this week’s polls: The fiscal cliff, government’s role in health care, and Chris Christie

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | November 30, 2012, 9:25 am

Fiscal cliff: A new ABC News/Washington Post poll confirms what virtually all other polls have shown: Solid support for raising taxes on incomes over $250,000. In this new poll, 60% were in favor and 37% opposed. Supporters include those with incomes of … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, States

Is Chris Christie a shoo-in for reelection?

Henrik Temp | November 28, 2012, 4:36 pm

Christie has some of the highest approval ratings ever recorded for a New Jersey governor. Is his reelection inevitable? read more >

Politics and Public Opinion, The Presidency

President Obama’s mandate

Stan Veuger | November 13, 2012, 2:19 pm

President Obama’s man date with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has brought him a second term, and a second-term mandate. After months of ads attacking Governor Romney’s career and character, President Obama spent the most crucial part of his campaign … read more >

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Pethokoukis, Politics and Public Opinion

Chris Christie’s speech shows he’s been listening to the wrong Springsteen songs

James Pethokoukis | August 29, 2012, 1:29 pm

Chris Christie was absolutely right last night in identifying what our national aspiration should be: To make the 21st century a Second American Century. Those downer declinists who expect The Last Best Hope of Earth to quietly and good-naturedly join … read more >

Pethokoukis, Politics and Public Opinion

What a Romney insider told me about Chris Christie and the veep pick

James Pethokoukis | August 28, 2012, 10:03 am

Was New Jersey Governor Chris Christie almost Mitt Romney’s veep pick?: Gov. Chris Christie wasn’t willing to give up the New Jersey statehouse to be Mitt Romney’s running mate because he doubted they’d win, The Post has learned. Romney’s top … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

Christie: ‘Leadership is the only thing that will make the difference’

Henrik Temp | July 9, 2012, 2:17 pm

This morning, Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) gave a speech at the Brookings Institution on the subject of restoring fiscal integrity and accountability. The governor discussed his experiences over the last two years negotiating (and battling) with the Democratic-controlled state legislature in New Jersey, and how those experiences have provided lessons for other states and the federal government. read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

What you may have missed in the polls: Taxing the rich, the Wisconsin primary, and Joe Biden

Karlyn Bowman and Andrew Rugg | May 11, 2012, 9:18 am

Tax the Rich (and Spend): The Buffett Rule, which has majority support in almost all surveys, has little intensity. The new bipartisan Battleground poll tells us why. In the poll, respondents thought wealthy people should be paying more taxes. When … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

A possible Romney-Christie GOP ticket?

James Pethokoukis | October 12, 2011, 10:04 am

Reuters gives us the deets: Leading Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Wednesday that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie would be on his short list for vice presidential running mate if he won the Republican presidential nomination. … “We … read more >

Politics and Public Opinion

The Impact of Christie’s Endorsement of Romney

James Pethokoukis | October 11, 2011, 1:56 pm

Via ABC News: Chris Christie will endorse former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president at an event in Hanover, New Hampshire this afternoon, ABC News has learned. Christie just last week announced that he would not seek the office himself. Not … read more >