“Voters returned Christie to office with a large mandate.”
No, they didn’t. This “mandate” crap started under Clintoon that claimed he was given a mandate upon reelection.
You don’t know why voters voted Christie Cream back in. That wasn’t in the polling questions. It could have been he won because the other guy sucked worse.
“No, they didn’t. This “mandate” crap started under Clintoon that claimed he was given a mandate upon reelection.”
Not quite; Clinton never won more than half of the votes cast, while Christie did handily (that is how I’m defining “mandate”). Clinton could never say he was representing any kind of majority; he won a plurality twice.