The New Jersey governor on why senators make lousy presidents and how his focus on New Hampshire is paying off.
Chris Christie on Tuesday is an introduction and two answers deep into his 47th town-hall meeting in New Hampshire so far, at an American Legion post. He’s surrounded by about 250 voters with the slightly feral look of people who understand their influence in choosing the next Republican nominee. There are also several moles, plotting a social ambush.
The New Jersey governor calls on a small woman, a college student probably, who doesn’t have a question but “a quick suggestion,” by which she means a demand to “ban fossil-fuel extraction.” Other kids start to stand up one by one, shrieking catchphrases about climate change, but Mr. Christie bares his full bridge-and-tunnel pugnacity: He shouts them down instead. “You know I won’t. I won’t ban fossil-fuel extraction, because it’s stupid,” he yells, fixing the instigator with a gelid stare that lasts so uncomfortably long that you almost feel sorry for her.
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