MSNBC: Christie Literally Gets on Bended Knee to Close the Deal with a Voter

‘I was going to get up, but I think I’ll stay on one knee’

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UNKNOWN FEMALE: “I haven’t decided yet.”
CHRISTIE: “All right. One of those shoppers.”
UNKNOWN FEMALE: “And I really like —“
CHRISTIE: “All right, you haven’t decided yet. Here we go.”
UNKNOWN FEMALE: “And I really like you and this is the [paining] point —“
CHRISTIE: “What do I need to do?” (Laughter)
UNKNOWN FEMALE: “Explain your social security.”
CHRISTIE: “You want me to explain the social security plan.”
UNKNOWN FEMALE: “I am 53 years old. And I am very nervous about retiring.”
CHRISTIE: “OK.”
UNKNOWN FEMALE: “My husband works his ass off.”
CHRISTIE: “Yes.”
UNKNOWN FEMALE: “And I can’t — and we paid into it.”
CHRISTIE: “Yeah.”
UNKNOWN FEMALE: “And I am really afraid of it going away and becoming an entitlement.”
CHRISTIE: “I’m going to explain it to you. All right?”
UNKNOWN FEMALE: “Please. Please convince me.”
CHRISTIE: “And watch this. And watch this. You and I —“
UNKNOWN FEMALE: “Honest to God, I want to vote for you. And this is the [indecipherable] point.” (Laughter)
CHRISTIE: “I was going to get up, but I think I’ll stay on one knee.”
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