The Christie Tracker

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Too Jersey for Iowa? Jan 28, 2015

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Just after wrapping things up at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines, Governor Christie took a first official step toward a presidential run. He launched a web site for a Political Action Committee - ‘Leadership Matters for America.'

Listen to this week's Christie Tracker Podcast to hear how Governor Christie turned on the charm and did what he needed to advance his campaign.

Host David Furst is joined by Matt Katz who covers Chris Christie for WNYC and New Jersey Public Radio, Tom Moran, editorial page editor for The Star-Ledger and Matt Rooney, who runs the conservative Save Jersey blog.

The 'Likely' Candidate: On the Precipice Jan 21, 2015

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It’s been a busy week in the Christie-tracking business. The governor gives his state of the state address, which sounded more like a presidential campaign speech than a policy road map for New Jersey. He visits Iowa for Governor Terry Branstad’s inauguration. And before you can say "exploratory committee," he’s headed back to the Hawkeye State on Saturday for the Iowa Freedom Summit.

This week on the Christie Tracker Podcast, New Jersey Public Radio’s Matt Katz, Tom Moran, Editorial Page Editor for The Star-Ledger, and Mara Liasson, National Political Correspondent for NPR News, join host, David Furst to discuss how well the Christie “brand” will travel around the country.

For all of WNYC's coverage of the New Jersey governor, check out The Christie Tracker.