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Analysis: Democrats help to fuel a Christie ‘tidal wave’

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Analysis: Democrats help to fuel a Christie ‘tidal wave’
Tuesday, June 11, 2013    Last updated: Tuesday June 11, 2013, 10:59 PM
BY  MELISSA HAYES
STATE HO– USE BUREAU
The Record

Governor Christie’s campaign appears to be working hard to create a sense of inevitability around his reelection by aggressively seeking endorsements from influential Democrats as he looks beyond November and positions himself for a possible presidential bid in 2016.

On Tuesday, Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo became the latest New Jersey Democrat to cross party lines and publicly declare his support for Christie’s reelection bid. Christie has been endorsed by 26 Demo¬cratic officials as he seeks to overwhelm his opponent, state Sen. Barbara Buono, D-Middlesex, in November.

On one level, the endorsements are intended to demonstrate that Christie, a Republican, is capable of rising above the partisan fray in a state where registered Demo¬crats outnumber Republicans by around 700,000. But political scientists say they also are being carefully stage-managed to send a message beyond New Jersey that the governor’s race essentially has already been won.

“When you’ve created an illusion of inevitability, you’re bound to attract people from both sides of the aisle,” said Ross K. Baker, a political science professor at Rutgers University. “Everybody wants to go to a victory party.”

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/Christie_picks_up_backing_of_Essex_County_executive_other_Democrats.html

2 thoughts on “Analysis: Democrats help to fuel a Christie ‘tidal wave’

  1. Will Christie return the favor by endorsing a Democrat to replace Lautenberg in the US Senate?

  2. These Democrats are smart enough to realize they need to hitch a ride with the the winner.

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