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NJ Governor: I’m Not Too Fat to be President!

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Too Fat to be President?

Chris Christie has never been shameful about his weight and thinks he doesn’t need to be skinny to win race for president.

US governor insists he’s not too fat to be president

AFP

The governor of the US state of New Jersey, leading Republican politician Chris Christie, says it’s “ridiculous” to think that his being fat would make him a poor president. Christie is increasingly talked about as a possible candidate to replace President Barack Obama, a Democrat in his final term

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NJ.com

Star-Ledger Statehouse reporter Jenna Portnoy covers Governor Chris Christie’s primetime moment as one of Barbara Walters’ “10 Most Fascinating People of 2012.” Among other things, Walters asked Christie if he is too heavy to run for President in 2016. In a related story, tell us whether you believe this at all? Is he too fat to be President?

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