Sources: Christie wants to showcase county chairs at Romney event

By Max Pizarro | December 5th, 2011 - 4:45pm
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Sources: Christie wants to showcase county chairs at Romney event

Republican sources say state committee emissaries want GOP county chairs to pack a stage next Monday when Gov. Chris Chris Christie and his allies formally launch a statewide effort on behalf of 2012 Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.  

Romney is scheduled to be in Parsippany for the fundraiser, according to Bergen Record columnist Charles Stile.

Christie's goal is to get party chairs to commit to Romney now rather than risk the penetration of Newt Gingrich siren songs.

Earlier this year, prior to Christie's official endorsement of Romney, sources said some county chairs flirted with the prospect of backing then-presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty or Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

Christie crushed those off-the-reservation exercises when his political advisors told chairs the governor didn't want GOP leaders individually playing prez politics.

One source close to the preparation of next week's event said it was unlikely that any of the 21 GOP county chairs would buck the Christie-backed Romney.

 

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