Christie trumpeted his response to the storm at multiple campaign events across New Hampshire on Sunday, telling a crowd gathered at a private home for a New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos watch party that he hopes the last 36 hours can offer them information about how he would serve as president. “Once I heard the storm was going to be potentially two feet of snow, I knew where I had to be and I went home”. It’s a complicated issue, and in some cases I agree with Christie’s opinion, but browbeating towns in the middle of a historic storm isn’t leadership – it’s politics, and really has no place during an emergency briefing.
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New Jersey governor Chris Christie is now running for president and polling nationwide at roughly 3.5%, so he has no chance. He may head back to the Granite State if the weather permits.
“We will see how it goes when people actually start to vote”, Christie said. “I encourage all New Jerseyans to drive carefully and remain off the roads if possible so that our first responders and public safety officials can safely respond to any emergency situations”.
The rest of the East Coast dealt with large snow totals blamed for 29 deaths, according to The New York Times.
Christie said in a statement on Monday that he had sent teams to the storm-hit areas to determine whether the damage was severe enough to seek federal assistance, a process that he said could take days.
Christie has focused much of his campaigns resources on New Hampshire. And that’s what has gone on here in New Jersey.
High tides left city streets flooded in some coastal and island areas in New Jersey, but Christie said “we have no concerns about flooding or damage from flooding anytime soon”.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie returned to the presidential campaign Sunday, touting his handling of the massive snow storm that socked his state over the weekend.
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Voting yes or no in the United States Senate every day, sitting where they tell you to sit, coming when they tell you to come, leaving when they tell you to leave, it sounds like school to me, and not like the kind of job that the presidency is. “When the chips are down, I deliver”, he said.
