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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — In the midst of his New Jersey gubernatorial campaign in October 2009, Chris Christie, facing a near-deadlocked race with Democratic incumbent Jon Corzine, was answering the same questions about the 300-pound monkey in the room — his weight. One pro-Corzine ad depicted that Christie “threw his weight around” on policy matters, referencing the current Garden State governor’s girth.
Christie’s weight proved not to be an issue and he would go on to defeat Corzine, using his more liberal views on some of his party’s general conservative issues and his straight-talk bravado to win over the electorate.
Fast forward to September 2011. The unease among the Republican base around the current field of presidential hopefuls coupled with Christie’s leadership during Hurricane Irene and his passing of an overhaul of the pensions and benefits for public workers have helped generate significant buzz around Christie for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination.
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