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BY JOSHUA HENNE

ONE NEW JERSEY

(NEW JERSEY) - With Mitt Romney speeding up his running-mate selection to stop his campaign's continuous bleeding of bad story after bad story, it is clear that Chris Christie isn't going to make the cut.

Here are 14 reasons why Romney won't select Christie for the vice-presidential slot:

1. Remember the last time a Republican picked a governor short of one-term who burst onto the national scene and became addicted to the adulation, who was more sizzle than substance and who cared more about personal brand than helping a ticket.

2. When Romney hears the word "shore" he thinks "offshore accounts - where I can stow away my money". But, Christie thinks "Jersey Shore - where I can bully constituents on the boardwalk during an ice cream cone run."

3. Ronald Reagan said the most dangerous 9 words were "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help"... but he was wrong, it's "I'm Chris Christie, and I know the nuke codes."

4. The fact that New Jersey's economy ranks 47th nationally under Governor Christie would remind folks that Massachusetts ranked 47th in job creation under Governor Romney.

5. Month after month, New Jersey chronically lags the rest of America in jobs - often a full percentage point higher in unemployment than the national average.

6. CNBC reports New Jersey slipped to 41st in business climate under Christie - which wouldn't really do well to shore up support among the GOP's Wall Street base.

7. One out of every 12 mortgages in New Jersey is in the foreclosure stage. This number continues to spike as rates nationally have fallen to the lowest levels since 2008. New Jersey now has the 2nd highest percentage of mortgage loans in foreclosure in the nation.

8. With all of Romney's Bain gambles and bailout hammering, does he want a running mate who gave a $261 million bailout to casino moguls?

9. Does Romney really need to add a Halfway House scandal to his list of campaign worries?

10. Romney doesn't want a running-mate who talks more often to the Koch Brothers than he does.

11. Christie wouldn't even be able to carry his home state... just like Romney won't carry Michigan or Massachusetts. And wouldn't that be embarrassing.

12. Christie has used his time in Trenton to audition for the national stage at the expense of doing his job back home. As running-mate, he would simply use the opportunity to audition for a future gig at the expense of the top of the ticket.

13. Christie falls asleep at Springsteen concerts. Can you imagine what he'd do during Romney's warbling rendition of "America the Beautiful"?

14. Christie might turn Romney down because he already has a more lucrative gig lined up at Fox News for after November.

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