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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Tue May 19, 2015, 12:36 PM May 2015

Chris Christie ‘Explains’ His Low Presidential Polling: People ‘Want Me To Stay’

Chris Christie probably gets the award for the Most Clever Way To Spin Polling for his “explanation” to Megyn Kelly as to why 65% of voters in his home state think he would not make a good president. But honesty? Not so much.

In her interview with Christie last night, Kelly cited a Quinnipiac poll that found by a 65-29% margin, New Jersey voters think Christie would not make a good president. “They know you the best. Why shouldn’t we trust them?” Kelly asked.

You have to wonder how Kelly avoided laughing out loud at Christie's answer.

CHRISTIE: They want me to stay. A lot of those people in that 65 percent want me to stay. And I’ve heard that from lots of people at town hall meetings: “Don’t leave to run for president because we want you to stay.”

Kelly did challenge Christie's response. “But they say you would not make a good president,” she said.

Christie came up with an even more laughable "explanation."

CHRISTIE: I think people hear the question they want to hear. The fact is that polls in New Jersey will go up and down as well.

In other words, Christie thinks his own constituents are too stupid to answer poll questions correctly. Maybe that’s because his overall approval is very low, too.


Read more at http://www.newshounds.us/chris_christie_explains_his_low_presidential_polling_people_want_me_to_stay_051915#rLjWU6iaByyFGmMu.99
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Chris Christie ‘Explains’ His Low Presidential Polling: People ‘Want Me To Stay’ (Original Post) n2doc May 2015 OP
Next time I hear from this criminal I want him to be talking thru bars. randys1 May 2015 #1
Nobody I know from across the river wants Krispie to stay. onehandle May 2015 #2
I'm one JustAnotherGen May 2015 #5
Sweet Haysus... CTyankee May 2015 #3
No we don't JustAnotherGen May 2015 #4
Yeah sure ya betcha Faux pas May 2015 #6

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
2. Nobody I know from across the river wants Krispie to stay.
Tue May 19, 2015, 12:38 PM
May 2015

Of course largely, they are not exactly the Jersey Shore types.

JustAnotherGen

(31,823 posts)
5. I'm one
Tue May 19, 2015, 01:00 PM
May 2015

But I'm far out in Horse Country. We are a red county - and I'm in a purple town. I'm also engaging in a No Labels activity with four other activists and the Republican and Libertarian HATE him.

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