New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave a speech in Iowa this evening and during a news conference after the speechifying, Christie was asked about his presidential ambitions.
“No chance. No way. No how. Door is closed,” Christie began, talking over a reporter who was saying: “That’s how you feel today. It may not be how you feel a decade from now.”
Christie continued: “I am talking about what my belief in my heart is and I’ve said this very clearly that to be president of the United States, you have to have two things at a minimum. You have to want it more than anything else in the world and I don’t.
“Second, you have to feel like you’re absolutely ready, because if you get the chance to walk into the Oval Office and you’re not absolutely ready, you’re doing a disservice to your country, and I don’t think I’m ready, so that makes me o-2 — and that’s not real good.”
Listen to the entire 16-minute news conference: ChristieAfter
About O.Kay Henderson
Kay is a founding member of the Radio Iowa network newsroom. In 1994, she became the network’s news director. She’s a featured reporter and commentator on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press,” and the 2002 recipient of the Shelley Award.
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