New Jersey guy Christie has double-edged appeal
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Christie">Christie</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bombastic">bombastic</span>, <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="your">your</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="confrontational">confrontational</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="star">star</span>.</p><p><span word="Christie">Christie</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keynote">keynote</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span>-<span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="rhetoric">rhetoric</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fires">fires</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="activists">activists</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lays">lays</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="contender">contender</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="implications">implications</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="or">or</span> 2020.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span>-<span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span>, <span word="Christie">Christie</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="independents">independents</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="cultivating">cultivating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pugnacious">pugnacious</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span>.</p><p><span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="rubs">rubs</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="Criticized">Criticized</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="clinching">clinching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> - <span word="he">he</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span>, <span word="Congressman">Congressman</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="mate">mate</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Conventions">Conventions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="rallying">rallying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="presenting">presenting</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Christie">Christie</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="both">both</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Redlawsk">Redlawsk</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rutgers">Rutgers</span>/<span word="Eagleton">Eagleton</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span>.</p>
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