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TagsBY BOB HOLT
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
President Obama’s re-election campaign is reportedly putting together "opposition research" on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in case he decides to enter the Presidential race in 2012.
The New York Post reports Obama’s team is talking to people from New Jersey and New York who know Christie in his roles as Governor, as a candidate and as US attorney.
Christie has emphatically stated on numerous occasions that he will not be a candidate for President in 2012. But Republican party leaders have been trying to convince Christie to change his mind.
According to huliq.com, former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said that the White House was preparing itself in case Christie does change his mind and enters the 2012 Presidential race. She believes any negative information on Christie would have come out during his campaign for the governorship of New Jersey.
An insider with President Obama's re-election campaign says it is not digging into Chris Christie's past to find dirt on the New Jersey governor but did not deny that somebody loyal to the president may be.
The 2012 Obama campaign members did not deny that the New Jersey Democratic Party or others loyal to the president may be looking for information on Christie.
A spokesman for Christie, Mike DuHaime says this is just wishful thinking on the Democrat’s part, but he finds the efforts flattering to the administration.
He said it's "an acknowledgment that Christie is a bold leader successfully taking on big challenges as governor. A leader who cuts spending and takes on the special interests tends to earn notice at the highest levels."
Top Democrats cheered the work by Obama's campaign. "It would be irresponsible for them not to look at it," said an Obama consultant to Fox News. Any responsible campaign would begin asking around about potential challengers.”
In a Fairleigh Dickinson poll conducted in April about potential Republican contenders, NewJerseyNewsroom.com reported that Christie polled only six points behind Obama, 46 percent to 40 percent, better than three other GOP hopefuls with more experience.
