February 6, 2009 - 10:52am
Inside Edge

Christie could compete with Corzine money if he found a self-funder for Lt. Governor

What if Republicans picked millionaire Mark Gerson for Lt. Governor? Could he self-fund the general election?

If Christopher Christie is the Republican nominee for Governor, one option to remain competitive with Gov. Jon Corzine’s bank account would be to pick a running mate who can self-fund their general election campaign. 

Possible candidates for that role: bio tech millionaire John Crowley, who has flirted with statewide campaigns over the last two years; Mark Gerson, who runs a successful New York financial services consulting firm where his business partner is conservative activist and former New York gubernatorial candidate Lewis Lehrman; former New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority Commissioner Barbara Sobel, whose husband is now the U.S. Ambassador to Brazil; and Joel Schleicher, the Chairman and CEO of Presidio Networked Solution and former Nextel COO.

Wally Edge can be reached via email at politicsnj@aol.com.