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John B. King Jr.: “He just won in a landslide, thinks he has a mandate to push his agenda through New Jersey, a blue state, and he's a red…”

On the recordJanuary 8, 2014
He just won in a landslide, thinks he has a mandate to push his agenda through New Jersey, a blue state, and he's a red Republican governor, and then he wants to travel the country supporting Republican candidates in 2014, to use that as his springboard to 2016.

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John King outlines the political ambitions of Governor Christie following his recent election victory.

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