DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some of Iowa's top Republican campaign
contributors, unhappy with their choices in the developing presidential
field, are venturing to New Jersey in hopes they can persuade first-term
Gov. Chris Christie to run. The entreaty is the latest sign of
dissatisfaction within the GOP over the crop of candidates competing for
the chance to run against President Barack Obama in 2012.Bruce Rastetter, an Iowa energy company executive, and a half-dozen other prominent Iowa GOP donors sought the meeting with Christie, the governor's chief political adviser, Mike DuHaime, told The Associated Press. The get-together is set for the governor's mansion in Princeton, N.J., on May 31.
The meeting speaks to what some Republicans nationally say is a lack of enthusiasm about the emerging roster of contenders. It's also unusual because candidates typically court Iowans, who get the first say in presidential nominating contests, and not the other way around.
Christie, who was elected in 2009 and has drawn national attention for his tough talk and battles with Democrats, has explicitly and repeatedly rejected the idea of running for the White House. Yet that hasn't deterred these Iowans.
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