Call him Confident Christie.
In an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie insisted that, if he ultimately decides to run for president in 2016, he will beat Hillary Clinton.
“If I run, I will beat her,” declared Christie, identifying Pennsylvania, New Mexico and New Hampshire as states that he would be able to win in the general election.
“Let’s start in Pennsylvania where folks have seen me operate as governor of New Jersey over the course of the last five and a half years and I think have a real comfort level with the type of leadership that I provide,” Christie explained.
And, according to a Quinnipiac University poll taken at the end of March, Christie might just have a point there. While Clinton leads the Republican governor 45 to 40 percent in Pennsylvania, her favorables have been tanking in the state since the revelations about her use of a private e-mail system at the State Department.
In fact, Clinton maintained a significantly wider lead — 50 to 39 percent — over Christie just one month prior. Her favorability rating declined 7 percentage points between February and March.
Listen to Christie’s exchange on “The Hugh Hewitt Show” below.
