Christie Rips Stephanopolous: ‘As a Former Political Operative You’re Obsessed with Polls’

STEPHANOPOULOS: “You know, you have invested so much time and money in New Hampshire, though, as I said, still in sixth place, if you can’t win there, where can you win?”
CHRISTIE: “George, you know, I know, that as a former operative you’re obsessed with the polls. I know you are. But I also know, that when you were working for Bill Clinton in 1992, everybody told him the night before New Hampshire primary, he was going to be in single digits and was finished. And in the next day he came in second place and his campaign went on to win the nomination. So, let’s remember a little history George, that you are a part of of, this is not about the polls this morning, it’s about the performance on Saturday night and it’s always about the performance of the candidates. We performed, we showed people we’re ready to be president. But more importantly, that we’re ready to take on Hillary Clinton. And what Republican primary voters have to ask themselves today is, who would they want to have on that stage in September debating Hillary Clinton after watching Saturday night’s performance, me or Senator Rubio?”
STEPHANOPOULOS: “Almost half could still change their minds in this final 24 hours. What’s your message to them?”
CHRISTIE: “My message to them is, we cannot afford to lose to Hillary Clinton. You need someone who’s tough enough, tested enough, mature enough and ready enough to make sure that we can beat Hillary Clinton and then get to the White House to change the direction of our country. This is not about voting for anything else other than the person who can best win this race and then best serve as president. I think when people watched Saturday night — I tell you one person who was watching who I’m sure wants nothing to do with me in September and that’s Secretary Clinton. So, we’re ready to have the fight. Let’s win up here in New Hampshire and then let’s move on from there to get the nomination and take on Secretary Clinton.”
STEPHANOPOULOS: “Governor Christie, thanks for your time this morning.”