Christie Hires TX Digital Firm For Possible Presidential Campaign

[DonViejo]

Source: TPM

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's (R) political action committee has hired Texas-based digital firm Upstream Communications, suggesting that Christie is continuing to make preparations to run for president in 2016.

Christie's Leadership Matters for America PAC announced on Wednesday that it had hired the firm to do website development and online fundraising, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Upstream has previously done work for Sen. John Cornyn's (R-Texas) and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's (R) political action committees. Upstream has also consulted for Karl Rove and former President George W. Bush.

The Upstream hiring news comes as a few stories have started to ask what is taking Christie so long to either jump into the race (Sen. Ted Cruz announced his candidacy on Monday) or make louder noises about running. A headline in The Huffington Post on Tuesday said "Christie May Be Lagging Behind As A 2016 Candidate, But He's Got A Card To Play." Similarly, a Wall Street Journal headline a day earlier said "Christie Holds Off as Other Republicans Jump In." That story said Christie was unlikely to announce his decision one way or the other in April, when many other likely candidates have suggested they plan to jump into the 2016 race.

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Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chris-christie-upstream-2016

[bigdarryl]

1. This guy can't even win NJ.I know I live here

NJ is last in almost everything

[djean111]

2. I honestly think that most of what Christie has done is actually admired by GOP voters

outside of New Jersey, and that GOP voters in New Jersey are not likely to vote Dem anyway. What we see as bugs, the GOP sees as features.

[Thor_MN]

3. Who owns Upstream Communications?

[BlueStater]

4. An ego to fit his proportions.

He and Bobby Jindal are totally deluded if they think they have any prayer in hell of becoming president after the disastrous damage they've done to their states.