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Analysis: How Christie trumped Dems once again on “Gay Marriage”
Democrats looking for a signature issue to start the new legislative session resurrected gay marriage, thinking it would galvanize their base and hoping it would push Republican Gov. Chris Christie into uncomfortable political territory by forcing him to sign the legislation or veto it.
But Christie, a masterful political tactician, isn’t so easily boxed in.
The day before Senate Democrats were to conduct the first public hearing of the term on the bill, Christie stunned almost everyone by nominating a gay black Republican with a 32-year partner and a Korean immigrant to fill two slots on the state Supreme Court, unusual picks for a Republican governor that helped defuse possible criticism about his social views. (Associated Press)
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