Christie Not Concerned About Poll Numbers, Rips Potential Iran Nuclear Deal
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Chris Chrisite followed up his blitz in New Hampshire on Monday by making the rounds on TV news morning shows in New York.
The New Jersey governor is betting big on his performance in the New Hampshire primary. He said he thinks he will do well there because of his ability to win over voters one at a time at town halls, 1010 WINS' Steve Kastenbaum reported.
"I can't tell you how many times people have come up to me just in the last week and said to me, 'It's really great to meet you because some of the way you're characterized at times on television is very different than what you look like when we meet you," he said on "CBS This Morning."
Christie Not Concerned About Low Early Poll Numbers
Christie, who jumped into the race last week, has a lot of work ahead of him. The latest CNN/WMUR poll found that 44 percent of Republican voters in New Hampshire have an unfavorable opinion of Christie.
"We're going to go out and work, talk about our ideas, and you'll see those numbers move," Christie said on Fox News.
A CNN/ORC poll last week had Christie tied for ninth place among the Republican field with 3 percent support.
The governor said he doesn't believe New Hampshire voters are concerned about the Bridgegate scandal because, as far as he's concerned, he's been cleared of any wrongdoing.
"The only people up in New Hampshire who ask me about it is the press that follow me up to New Hampshire," Christie said on MSNBC.
Meanwhile, Christie criticized a potential U.S.-led nuclear deal with Iran, saying it would ultimately enable that nation to develop an atomic weapon.
An agreement would ease sanctions while imposing a decade of restrictions on Iran's nuclear program.
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"The largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world is moving toward a nuclear weapon with the permission of the United States," Christie said on "CBS This Morning." "It's outrageous. It's an outrageous thing to do."
Christie encouraged the U.S. to walk away from the talks and hit Iran with harder sanctions.
He said President Barack Obama is more concerned with having an Iran deal in his legacy and that he'd consider undoing an agreement if he's elected president.
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