Republican Party’s Big Election Night Fuels Shift Toward 2016
November 6, 2014
The governors and their Senate allies won with the backing of high-profile Republicans thinking about the next election: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul.
Speaking Wednesday, Christie said the Republican victories in governor’s race across the country show that voters want leaders who will “get things done,” rather than focus on ideology. He said the Republican rout was also fueled by an unpopular President Barack Obama. “It’s a reflection of the president’s lack of leadership, his lack of leadership abroad, his lack of leadership at home” Christie, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, said. Christie made the rounds on the morning news shows, including NBC, ABC and Fox.