Chris Christie Now Supports The Hobby Lobby Ruling
Source: TPM
By CATHERINE THOMPSON Published JULY 18, 2014, 8:15 AM EDT
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Thursday that he backs the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby ruling, after declining to give an opinion on the outcome of the case earlier this month.
Christie voiced his support in response to a question from an attendee at a meet-and-greet event in Marion, Iowa, where Christie was campaigning for Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R). The Democratic research super PAC American Bridge caught the exchange on video.
"Do I support the Supreme Court decision in the Hobby Lobby case? I do," Christie said, according to the video posted by American Bridge.
"Do you support Hobby Lobby's position on birth control for its employees?" the attendee pressed. "Well I just said I support the case, so if I support the case and they support the Hobby Lobby--" Christie said before moving on to greet other attendees.
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She couldn't be there, so she talked to the local Democratic committee, who suggested that she ask a specific supporter to ask the question. She emailed the guy, and he was able to ask the question, which was captured on video. Evidently, he's a HS debate coach, so he's good at questions and follow-up.
I hope Christie squirmed and sweated as he finally answered that question. I don't see how he could have NOT supported the HL decision at a Republican event in Iowa, but I hope he wasn't happy that he had to address it.
