I'm not making the point that Republicans need New Jersey to win, I am making the point that Christie's crossover appeal isn't that big in his own state and it's not a good sign that he can have that appeal elsewhere.
He has a 23% approval rating among Democrats. That's not crossover appeal? If you think he's going to get Scott Brown levels of Democratic support in an election, that's just not going to happen. If he can get 10-15% he'd be fine.
Approval is one thing, actual crossover votes is another thing, not everyone that approves of a Governor will vote for them.
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Indeed. Just imagine any Democrat saying that David Freudenthal should run for President because he had a 70% approval rating in Wyoming.