Byron York: Chris Christie wants to be the last governor standing

FORT DODGE, Iowa — This time last year, a lot of astute observers thought Republican governors would dominate the GOP presidential race. It didn’t happen. Today, Govs. Scott Walker, Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal and George Pataki are out of it, Mike Huckabee and Jeb Bush aren’t setting the world on fire, Jim Gilmore never did, and John Kasich is holding on in a single state, New Hampshire.

That leaves one governor, a candidate who at times in the past looked nearly dead, as the possible lone survivor. After camping out in New Hampshire, Chris Christie is making a play in Iowa, where he is picking up momentum, impressing people with his one-on-one politicking, and also has the friendship of the state’s governor-for-life, Terry Branstad.