In 1981, when he ran for governor, I confiscated the needlepoint belts of New Jersey's Tom Kean. It's a patrician look that is right for the Vineyard, Nantucket, Darien, Greenwich, Charleston and Savannah.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
New Jersey shaped who and what I am. Growing up in Jersey gave you all the advantages of New York, but you were in its shadow. Anyone who's come from here will tell you that same story.
The people of New Jersey stepped up. They shared in the sacrifice. You know what else they did? They rewarded politicians who lead instead of politicians who pandered.
I'm from the dirty depths of New Jersey.
I was raised in New Jersey - Long Branch.
I was governor of Kansas when Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts.
There are a great number of people from New Jersey who go on to have pretty successful careers.
It is critical that Democratic candidates, whether they are in New Jersey, or Virginia, or anywhere, emphasize the fact that we can be trusted, and can bring fiscal integrity to our state, local, and national government.
When my father ran for the state Assembly, the headline said, 'Kean's Son to Run for Assembly.' When my grandfather first ran for Congress, it was 'Kean's son to run for Congress.'
Anyone who's grown up or lived on the Jersey Shore knows the place is unique.
Chris Christie is New Jersey's concern, not America's.