Booker won't run against Christie and that's pretty much obvious to anyone that is paying attention.
I've been paying attention as much as anybody, my roommate is a school teacher in Newark and I read like a hundred articles on Booker's blizzard efforts when I was stuck in California as a result of the blizzard.
And I can say that I'd have my doubts about what you just said. Booker backed Christie's property tax relief, but that doesn't mean they can't be electoral opponents
It's not a "paying attention" thing. It's an understanding Essex County politics thing.
Christie is backed by the Essex County Democratic machine -- he has incredibly strong ties to North Ward powerbroker Adubado, who made Booker, not to mention his ties with Essex County Exec DiVincenzo.
New Jersey politics is weird. When it comes to the machines, partisanship doesn't matter so long as you're getting what you want. And believe me, Essex County Democrats are getting what they want.
I read that in a New Yorker article about Christie. When I tried to explain it to Phil he got mad because he thought I tried to impugn his idol's integrity by tying him with all those sleazy Dem bosses.
