Chris Christie, Mitt Romney Talk Vice President Speculation On 'Today' Show (VIDEO)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney praised each other Wednesday Morning on NBC's "Today Show" just one day after Christie endorsed Romney, the Republican frontrunner. Both of them refused to deny vice presidential speculation for Christie, a job Christie has ruled out in the past.

"Of course he'd be on anyone's short list," Romney said. He said Christie was "one of the leading figures in the Republican party" and the two were "great friends."

Christie said, "That kind of thing is up to the person who is the presidential nominee to decide who is the best person for them, and, most importantly, the best person for the country." He said he had not been promised the vice presidential spot or anything else in return for his endorsement.

"The person that picked me as vice president would have to be sedated," said Christie last June on "Meet The Press." "Seriously, forget it."

Christie himself had received a great deal of speculation about whether he would run for president, despite repeated denials. He finally called a press conference on Oct. 4 to end the speculation.

New Jersey voters approved of his decision by an 8-1 margin, even though a majority thought he could have won the nomination and the White House, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday. But 74 percent of voters also said that Christie does not have the personality to be vice president. Christie quipped on "Today," "Honestly, I don't know if I'd be anybody's good match in that regard."

Christie said Tuesday night on "The Sean Hannity Show," that the decision was the nominee's: "The fact is whoever the nominee of our party is -- and I believe it's going to be Governor Romney -- will have the opportunity to make the choice of the person he thinks will best serve him as a running mate and best serve the country as a vice president and then ultimately if need be, can serve as president as well."

He added, "I'm not going to worry about stuff that I have no control over."

 

 

Comments

[Valerie Howard]

10:05 AM on 10/14/2011

The only comment pending is mine...LOL...I hit a nerve.

[Valerie Howard]

09:59 AM on 10/14/2011

Don't be fooled posters. The 1% have an interest here and will censor any post that tells the truth about them...How free is free speech?

[Valerie Howard]

09:57 AM on 10/14/2011

Doing it to me again? That's okay, you have to sleep sometimes...I'll post it again later...But it just burns you, I am right...

[sociocanuck]

02:19 PM on 10/13/2011

Can - or should - I rub this in the faces of everyone who suggested only Tuesday that I was off the mark in speculation that Christie could be persuaded to be Romney's VP?

If it only took two days to soften this much, doesn't that make it a near inevitability given how long there is to go yet on the Primaries?

[Bob Pante]

09:32 AM on 10/13/2011

Like it matters. The question is who is going to run with Herman Cain?

[llb941]

09:17 AM on 10/13/2011

Isn't this the same guy that's too committed to the constituents of New Jersey to run for the GOP Presidential nomination? What a surprise!

[MSELLIE]

07:24 AM on 10/18/2011

Looks like Christie wants the power of the white house without the true responsibility. Could this be another Bush/Chaney operation. Where Bush was, PRESIDENT IN NAME ONLY. We all know who RAN the white house for GW.

[Charlotte Hendershot]

06:42 AM on 10/13/2011

Two RINO'S

[njstarrr]

03:10 AM on 10/13/2011

It's not exactly the best election cycle to have the WS constituency in your back pocket, huh! Just saying.

[K August]

12:45 AM on 10/13/2011

How many times did Chrisite say he had a duty to the people of NJ?
Two flip-floppers..... what a team! lol

[vairmeck]

12:30 AM on 10/13/2011

I would sure enjoy watching Christy shred sleazy Joe Biden

[llb941]

09:18 AM on 10/13/2011

Do you think he has the "smarts" to do that?

[vairmeck]

08:41 PM on 10/13/2011

my 8 year old does...but if the crowd is Dem all the do is sa BAAAAAAA..typical sheep

[dluna585]

12:28 AM on 10/13/2011

Romney has the $$$$

Christy has the ###

It doesn't matter Obama will win in 2012.

[Charlotte Hendershot]

06:43 AM on 10/13/2011

Oh, that's right! You are one of the 20% who loves the way the economy is rolling.

[mac2jr]

09:02 AM on 10/13/2011

Get the (R)s out of the way and the economy would be doing very well. You have to Remember it was (R) Governors like Chris Christie who FIRED THOUSANDS OF WORKERS, cut Education, cut transportation projects, cut inner city funding, and then passed the TAX BURDEN down the pike to the local townships, WHILE funding Atlantic City and its Casino Bosses.

[llb941]

09:19 AM on 10/13/2011

Obama will win IF facts are considered in the polls!

[Michaela19762]

11:42 PM on 10/12/2011

Who does Christy bring that Romney couldn't get on his own ?

Christy is not an Evan .. he's Catholic. Not from the South. I don't see what Christy brings to this .

[tklinecrew]

11:43 PM on 10/12/2011

Personality

[K August]

12:43 AM on 10/13/2011

Yeah......like laurel and hardy....

[mac2jr]

09:04 AM on 10/13/2011

A bully does not have Personality

[Lawuva]

11:37 PM on 10/12/2011

If Romney picked Christie it would be good for the Democrats - New Jersey would stay blue, for sure. (Unless the Republicans saw this as the easiest way to get rid of him as governor).

[llb941]

09:20 AM on 10/13/2011

When Karl Rove unleash his "Swiftboating" again, there's no telling who will believe what!

[jmgair]

11:34 PM on 10/12/2011

Can these NBC reporters get anymore ridiculous with their repeated questions over and over again ?? Who actually watches the Today show anyway...

[mac2jr]

09:05 AM on 10/13/2011

Not me, I gave up when the Major Media News became Commercials for the stupids.

[Michaela19762]

11:30 PM on 10/12/2011

Wait .. I thought New Jersey "needed" him... :-)

[K August]

12:46 AM on 10/13/2011

I heard him say that probably a dozen times........flip flop anyone?

[Michaela19762]

02:44 PM on 10/13/2011

Google Christy... he'd never get past the FBI investigation