5 Reasons the Democrats want Chris Christie to be the GOP nominee!

[Maimonides]

Democrats want Christie to be the GOP nominee for President in 2016 in order to tear him apart with these charges. That is why they let him cruise to an easy re-election victory by not running a competitive campaign against him.

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1. A Justice Department IG's report: In 2010, a DoJ inspector general report criticized Christie's free-spending habits in the U.S. attorney's office, a revelation that was made public that year. Halperin and Heilemann write that the report "criticized him for being 'the U.S. attorney who most often exceeded the government [travel expense] rate without adequate justification' and for offering 'insufficient, inaccurate, or no justification' for stays at swank hotels." The book says the report also "raised questions for vetters about Christie's relationship with a top female deputy who accompanied him on many of the trips."

2. A defamation lawsuit: Romney's team also looked at a defamation lawsuit Christie faced, write Halperin and Heilemann. Here's how the Newark Star-Ledger described the incident:  "In 1994, his opponents in the Republican Morris County freeholder primary sued him for claiming they were under investigation by the county prosecutor. The case was settled, and Christie issued a formal apology." The Romney vetters asked Christie's team to provide the terms of settlement, but did not get that information by the time they issued a report on him for Romney to review.

3. Christie's lobbying work: The Romney campaign wanted more information than they got on Christie's lobbying clients, according to the book. Also, Christie once lobbied for the Securities Industry Association when Bernie Madoff -- who was sentenced in 2009 for masterminding a historic financial fraud -- was a senior official there.

4. Christie's brother: In 2008, Todd Christie agreed to settle Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges. The book says he "acknowledged making 'hundreds of trades in which customers had been systematically overcharged.' " Halperin and Heilemann write that his oversight of a family foundation also caught the attention of the Romney vetters. The written report the Romney vetters finalized for the presidential candidate to review said that the campaign asked Christie whether his brother incurred any penalty as a result of action taken by the SEC/NYSE, but they had not received that information.

5. Steering contracts to donors/allies: "There was Christie's decision to steer hefty government contracts to donors and political allies such as former attorney general John Ashcroft, which sparked a congressional hearing," Halperin and Heilemann write. Separately, the New York Times took a close look recently at an ally of Christie's who had charges dismissed. The paper found no evidence the dismissal came at Christie's order. But if he runs for president, Christie could find that opposition research teams will be digging into the broader subject of possible political favors pertaining to his record.

[TruthSpreader]

Christie would be a disaster as President.