Christie campaigns for Deal, makes connections for possible presidential run | Online Athens

Christie, the governor of New Jersey and chairman of the Republican Governor’s Association, followed the association’s money trail to Georgia. The association has spent $2.6 million on Deal’s re-election, and its previous chairman, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal made a campaign appearance here earlier this fall.

Like Christie, Jindal is also frequently mentioned as a possible presidential candidate. Their prospects improve the more political debts they gather by campaigning for fellow Republicans around the country.

Christie told a crowd gathered at the Roswell City Hall that he Deal’s own term as chairman of the association impressed governors with his leadership. That’s why he said he would come back before the Nov. 4 elections to campaign for Deal again.

“The choice that’s in front of you is whether or not you’re going to go back to policies of the past, policies of higher taxes and greater spending, greater dependence on Washington, D.C., or,” he said gesturing toward Deal, “to a state government with lower taxes, less spending, smaller government and more of the people of Georgia free to pursue their hopes and dreams in an entrepreneurial spirit without government telling them what to do. That’s what Gov. Deal stands for, and he needs you to stand for him Nov. 4.”

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