CBS News: Polls Show Chris Christie Has a Lot of Ground to Make Up

O DONNELL Chris Christie ░░░░░░░░ enter the presidential race ░░░░░░░░ a few hours at ░░░░░░░░ old high school where ░░░░░░░░ was student body president ░░░░░░░░ years ago The New ░░░░░░░░ governor will become the ░░░░░░░░ Republican to run for ░░░░░░░░ in this race Nancy ░░░░░░░░ is at Livingston High ░░░░░░░░ that s just west ░░░░░░░░ New York City with ░░░░░░░░ preview of this morning ░░░░░░░░ announcement Nancy good morning ░░░░░░░░ Good morning He will ░░░░░░░░ giving the speech here ░░░░░░░░ his high school gym ░░░░░░░░ will argue that what ░░░░░░░░ missing from that very ░░░░░░░░ GOP field is a ░░░░░░░░ talker someone who won ░░░░░░░░ mince words Our poll ░░░░░░░░ that he has got ░░░░░░░░ lot of ground to ░░░░░░░░ up and that he ░░░░░░░░ tumbled over the past ░░░░░░░░ or so from big ░░░░░░░░ to underdog clip ends ░░░░░░░░ I tell people all ░░░░░░░░ time and you know ░░░░░░░░ in New Jersey if ░░░░░░░░ give it you re ░░░░░░░░ it back CORDES voice ░░░░░░░░ Christie is counting on ░░░░░░░░ candor to help fault ░░░░░░░░ back into the top ░░░░░░░░ His campaign slogan Telling ░░░░░░░░ like it is A ░░░░░░░░ approach that has always ░░░░░░░░ his biggest asset CHRISTIE ░░░░░░░░ m the guy who ░░░░░░░░ this stuff and has ░░░░░░░░ it CORDES voice over ░░░░░░░░ his Achilles heel CHRISTIE ░░░░░░░░ you stupid your rear ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ in jail idiot Sit ░░░░░░░░ and shut up CORDES ░░░░░░░░ over In his first ░░░░░░░░ video Christie explains why ░░░░░░░░ is so blunt CHRISTIE ░░░░░░░░ know if my mom ░░░░░░░░ still alive she would ░░░░░░░░ to me I taught ░░░░░░░░ that in a trusting ░░░░░░░░ you don t hold ░░░░░░░░ back CORDES voice over ░░░░░░░░ 52 year old governor ░░░░░░░░ a very blue state ░░░░░░░░ argue he is proven ░░░░░░░░ can win over voters ░░░░░░░░ both parties He did ░░░░░░░░ here twice CHRISTIE I ░░░░░░░░ thank the president enough ░░░░░░░░ voice over He got ░░░░░░░░ marks for how he ░░░░░░░░ super storm Sandy and ░░░░░░░░ taking questions at town ░░░░░░░░ SCOTT Carl in Medford ░░░░░░░░ re on Ask the ░░░░░░░░ CORDES voice over And ░░░░░░░░ month on the radio ░░░░░░░░ Carl save me from ░░░░░░░░ guy would you please ░░░░░░░░ CALLER Hey governor you ░░░░░░░░ fight for yourself I ░░░░░░░░ that you can handle ░░░░░░░░ Laughter CORDES voice over ░░░░░░░░ his approval ratings here ░░░░░░░░ sunk to the 30s ░░░░░░░░ to New Jersey s ░░░░░░░░ high unemployment credit downgrades ░░░░░░░░ the Bridgegate scandal where ░░░░░░░░ aides were accused of ░░░░░░░░ to snarl traffic to ░░░░░░░░ a local mayor CHRISTIE ░░░░░░░░ m telling you I ░░░░░░░░ nothing to do with ░░░░░░░░ clip ends CORDES And ░░░░░░░░ is no proof that ░░░░░░░░ did But it still ░░░░░░░░ potential donors into the ░░░░░░░░ of other GOP candidates ░░░░░░░░ there are so many ░░░░░░░░ them for to choose ░░░░░░░░ What that means Gayle ░░░░░░░░ he is probably going ░░░░░░░░ have to run a ░░░░░░░░ different kind of race ░░░░░░░░ the one he first ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ lean and mean KING ░░░░░░░░ right. Thank you, Nancy.”