Personally, I would have chosen Christie, but Pence is not a bad choice. Newt would probably have been the worst choice, given his personal issues (affairs, treatment of ex-wife) and his tendency to run off at the mouth (sometimes brilliantly, sometimes not). It also disturbed me that Newt could not hold his own against Bill Clinton.
I think Christie would have been a fighter, but he has his own scandals and it would be have a NY Metro heavy ticket.
At least Pence is conservative and (seemingly) squeaky clean.
“It also disturbed me that Newt could not hold his own against Bill Clinton.”
IMHO Newt did very well against Bill Clinton.
Christie is a RINO
Newt would have been a disastrous choice, although I've actually been enjoying his Facebook live-streams during this presidential race.
He's a much better commentator than politician, IMO.