Chris Christie Quotes
I don’t give a damn about election day. It doesn’t matter a lick to me. I’ve got much bigger fish to fry, and so do the people of New Jersey.
The governor had been without sleep for over 24 hours and was doing a magnificent job dealing with the worst storm that had ever hit the East Coast. He had been reporting the status to the people through the media and giving instructions to guide them. Yet there was one reporter who actually tried to bring politics into the crises and asked him about Election Day.
Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey (Republican), Response to reporter’s question of what the effect of the “Frankenstorm” Hurricane Sandy would be on the election the following week, October 30, 2012
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The last two lines play on Davey Crockett's motto, "Be sure you're right, then go ahead."
There are very few places in America where a public official could get away with statements like this one.
Many feel that this explains why he never ran for the Presidency even though he was the odds on favorite to win the Democratic Party Primary and the General Election.
Christopher James Christie is an American politician, political commentator, lobbyist and former federal prosecutor who served as the 55th Governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018.