Ex-New Jersey governor Chris Christie says Republicans are despondent before midterms
The gist
Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie said Republicans are the most nervous he has seen since 2006.
His remarks come in the final days of the 2026 midterms.
How it unfolded
- Oct 29, 2026Christie spoke at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark about President Donald Trump, New Jersey's budget and his political future, saying he'll "never understand" criticism of his 2012 greeting of Obama.
- Nov 1, 2026On ABC's "This Week," Christie said he hadn't heard Republicans "this nervous and/or despondent probably since 2006" and that "It's bad everywhere."
- Nov 1, 2026On the same program he called the Ohio gubernatorial candidate "one of the worst political candidates our party has put forward for major positions."