Christie’s Bipartisan Call Ignored as Democrats Rule Statehouse

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-08/christie-s-bipartisan-call-ignored-as-democrats-rule-statehouse.html

Republican Governor Chris Christie this week exhorted a “dispirited America” to follow New Jersey’s lead in bipartisan cooperation.

Democratic state lawmakers wonder what he’s talking about.

Christie, 51, was re-elected in a landslide victory after winning over women, Democratic, independent and minority voters. The potential 2016 presidential candidate made no such inroads with the legislature, which the same voters kept dominated by Democrats. During his first term, the body blocked Christie’s efforts to reshape the state Supreme Court and cut taxes, and sidestepped his opposition to same-sex marriage and a minimum-wage increase.

“We’re not afraid to do the things that we need to do,” said Senate President Stephen Sweeney. “We’re not going to back away from those things we believe in.”

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1. k/r

[Bluenorthwest]

2. It says he won 'women and minorities' but he sure as hell did not win black women

or gay people of any sort. Thanks to those who supported the Democrat!

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3. +1

[arthritisR_US]

4. For the people who voted he won a decisive

victory and they can dance all they will and spin him into presidential fodder but to me it's all just spin as is his "bipartisan" leadership.
This election had one of the lowest turnouts and he designed it that way with the separation of the senate and governatorial races. So, 38% of the possible voting population voted and of that 60% voted for Christie. Roughly speaking he has 25% of his New Jersey population that supports him....I think he should walk very carefully because I don't think his myth will be able to carry it all...

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5. if everyone who could have voted

did that last Tuesday, we would be looking at a new governor.

Apathy is what got him elected.