VIDEO: If not Chris Christie, then who in 2016? By Washington Examiner February 3, 2014 5:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint With New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie caught up in a political scandal, who among the rumored 2016 Republican presidential candidates can assume his role as front-runner? Tags2016 ElectionsChris ChristieJeb BushLocal NewsRepublican PartySteve DotyVideos Related Content Immigration FBI agent who investigated Renee Good’s death resigns White House Nurse fired for wishing pregnant Karoline Leavitt ‘a fourth-degree tear’ Defense Pentagon: Iran’s nuclear weapon ambitions remain despite Midnight Hammer airstrikes Healthcare California breaks with rest of US on WHO after Trump withdrawal Defense US launches first drug boat strike of 2026, killing two and leaving one survivor