Christie On 2016: ‘I’m Thinking About It’

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering at a town hall-style meeting, Thursday, March 20, 2014, at St. Magdalen de Pazzi parish center in Flemington, N.J. Christie says his signature town hall meetings ... New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering at a town hall-style meeting, Thursday, March 20, 2014, at St. Magdalen de Pazzi parish center in Flemington, N.J. Christie says his signature town hall meetings help keep him in tune with what average citizens are thinking. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) MORE LESS
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Chris Christie told constituents he’s considering a 2016 presidential run, and intends to make a decision by the end of 2014 or beginning of 2015.

“I’m thinking about it,” he said Thursday at a town hall, according to the New Jersey Star-Ledger.

He added: “It is an enormous decision to make not only for me, but my family. Probably by the end of this year or the beginning of next I’ll decide.”

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  1. So are we, Bridges

  2. I am just waiting to see how long my sentence will be so I know if I am available to take the job.

  3. He’s also thinking of mac n’ cheese. Mmm mac n’ cheese.

  4. He added: It is an enormous decision to make…

    An unfortunate turn of phrase, all things considered. And as for his presidential ambitions, I would add: “Fat chance.”

  5. Like a troubled bridge over water,

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