New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, R-N.J., slammed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, over her recent remarks that Republicans were using voter ID laws in an effort to discourage legal voters.
“Well, first, she doesn’t know what she’s talking about. …[T]he fact is that the folks in New Jersey have plenty of an opportunity to vote. And maybe, you know, if she took some questions some places and learned some things, maybe she wouldn’t make such ridiculous statements,” Christie told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” The interview was recorded Friday and set to air tomorrow, according to Politico.
In a speech Thursday in Houston, Clinton attacked the push for voter ID laws, mostly initiated by Republican governors.
“What is happening is a sweeping effort to disempower and disenfranchise people of color, poor people and young people from one end of our country to the other,” Clinton said.
She singled out Christie for vetoing a bill that would have allowed in-person early voting at polling places. New Jersey does not have a voter ID law.
Republicans counter that the laws are modest protections to prevent fraud. The Supreme Court said in 2008 that state could adopt laws requiring a photo ID, such as a driver’s license, to vote. In March, it refused to hear an appeal regarding a Wisconsin law.
