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Christie Refuses to Acknowledge Santorum Momentum: ‘I’m Really Not Feeling the Surge’

Chris Christie came out as an early supporter of Mitt Romney. As such, his “job,” so to speak, is to bolster his candidate‘s position while downplaying Romney’s opponents. And that’s what he did during an interview with Piers Morgan that aired on Tuesday. Case in point: Christie refuses to acknowledge that Rick Santorum — the new GOP frontrunner — is on a roll.

(Related: Christie unloads on Buffett — ‘Shut up’)

“Congratulations, but it doesn’t mean I have to buy it,” he said after Morgan broached the issue of a Santorum surge. “Listen, he won three contests in an evening, congratulations; and that’s great, good for him.”

“[But] I’m really not feeling the surge,” Christie added, “when we’ve given out, what, 10 percent of the delegates. Talk to me when we’re at 50, 60 percent of the delegates and then we can start seeing if anybody’s got a surge or not.”

He also went on to explain to Morgan why he won’t publicly criticize Romney (much to Morgan’s chagrin):

You can get more clips from the interview here.

Comments (101)

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  • flipper1073
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:30am

    @ DISENLIGHTENED
    Having been raised in the same Church as Mitt an Glenn
    I know nothing about this fight between Evangelicals
    An Catholic’s, Protestant’s,Methodist’s,Babtist’s,Epsicopal’s.
    But some (not all) seem to hate LDS an say we’re not Christian
    even though Jesus Christ is part of the Name of Our Church.
    Maybe you can help with this ?

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:50am

      There’s definitely an underlying anti-Mormon sentiment going on here, which really puzzles me. I judge people by their deeds, and I’ve always thought that was the Christian way, but I’m not seeing it here or on other conservative web sites or media.

      There’s no group of people in America who are more patriotic and pro-family than Mormons. They don’t fill our jails or buy the drugs, they don’t stand in line for welfare, they don’t vote for Marxists, they raise solid citizens, they don‘t have televangelist money scandals and they don’t have child sex scandals. They work hard, they keep their neighborhoods clean, they take care of others and no one gives more to charity. Romney gave 16% to charity last year, Rick Santorum less than 2%. Those are deeds, and that’s what I judge people on.

      You don’t have to agree with the Mormon church, but any objective, non-biased person cannot look at this group of people and see something very positive that much of the rest of the country is missing. I really admire them.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:56am

      Should read:

      You don’t have to agree with the Mormon church, but any objective, non-biased person cannot look at this group of people and NOT see something very positive that much of the rest of the country is missing. I really admire them.

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    • speakpeace
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:14am

      @ Disenlightened: Thank you for the one of the best posts I’ve seen on here lately. There’s so much hate for mormons on here from other supposed christians that it makes me sad. Every article seems to get a subthread going bashing mormons one way or another.

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:30am

      Thank you Sir
      I don’t speak ill of any Religion
      with the possible exception of Radical Muslim’s

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    • DividedWeFail
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:33am

      Redefining the Virgin Birth: Mormonism on the Natural Conception of Jesus
      http://www.mrm.org/virgin-birth

      Celebrate Christmas by Rejecting Mormon Leaders Who Have Rejected the Virgin Birth
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnHQpusrXmY&feature=player_embedded

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    • OutOfTheAether
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:14am

      @DIVIDEDWEFAIL

      What is it about Disenlightened’s above post did you not get??!! Ok, so they don’t believe EXACTLY as you do doctrine-wise. Big deal. As he points out, the proof is in the pudding, as it were. Over-all what are they like? As far as most people I know are concerned, they sure ACT Christian, whether or not they fit your own personal definition or flavor. The Lord said it Himself – “By their fruits, ye shall know them”. Same test applies to Obama. Live up to your moniker and quit trying to cause contention where there doesn’t need to be

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    • OutOfTheAether
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:15am

      @DISENLIGHTENED

      Excellent post by the way

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:18am

      @ DEVIDED
      First off I Don’t click on Links
      Second I find it funny that my Sister Played
      The Virgin Mary in a LDS Sunday School Play
      at Christmas Time
      when we were Kids I played a sheep
      but I don’t play one anymore .
      I’m not sure what your point is but
      Have a Nice Day

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    • neverending
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 12:57pm

      @FLIPPER1073 – I am with you – wish somebody would explain it, Makes no sense to me at all because I have many very close family members that are Mormon and more decent, family devoted and love of country people cannot be found.

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    • soybomb315
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 6:04pm

      perhaps it has something to do with your reading material. When you have extra books besides the bible….therefore, the criticisms are fair game. Why do you want to be grouped into the “christian” establishment since you hate it so much?

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  • acovenantinblood
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:30am

    All the kings horses and all the kings men, couldn’t put Chris Christie back together again.

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  • Abraham Young
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:15am

    Just because a bunch of evangelicals are deceived into supporting Santorum the same way they were deceived into supporting Bush doesn’t mean I will ever vote for that two faced, ignorant of the Constitution, blowhard.

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  • flipper1073
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:48am

    @DISENLIGHTENED
    The same thing that Brought Rick Santorum to the Front of the pack
    Will be the same thing that will take him back to single digits by
    Super Tuesday. Rabid Religious Positions will doom his Rise in the Poll’s.
    “It’s The Economy Stupid “(not calling Rick stupid just quoting Bill Clinton)

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  • disenlightened
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:47am

    @ HI
    And you love to collect candles and spend Saturday mornings going to garage sales, right?

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  • PhilliesPhan
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:42am

    I watched the show last night, say what you want but I enjoyed watching Christie call Piers out several times. I don’t know how some of the people on this blog can call him a Rino, he’s fought the unions to balance the budget. Now he wants to reduce taxes in NJ by 10% for all. That said I’m supporting Santorum those of you that bach him because of earmarks need to look and see what that money went to. Hint it wasn’t so he could build an airport – John Murtha. By the way Disenlightened last I learned good Protestants don’t use the F word

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  • hi
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:42am

    I listened to Santorum speak. He is a brilliant man and has great solutions to the problems the nation is facing. The only reason he hasn’t surged more is because he needs some pizzaz. I hope stupid people who vote on such things will wake up. Look at the disaster they voted for last time!

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    • acovenantinblood
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:34am

      Who’s the disaster? George W.?

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    • flipper1073
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:09am

      John McCain ?

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    • wilsonj72
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 11:56am

      Right on! John McCain = Mitt Romney If the GOP lose again they will have another RINO to take on Hilary 2016 and the same people will cut and paste the same argument why we should vote for the next RINO.

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  • georgepatton
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:39am

    Fat,fat,fatty,that‘s why you can’t feel the surge you liberal idiot!

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    • Espada
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:04am

      You got it, General… “Christie this -“ ”Christie that -” …who cares what a corpulent anti-gun Yankee liberal says. Right up there with Whitney Houston.

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    • ImMormon
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 1:21pm

      I wish the blaze would upgrade the comment section and give us the ability to “like” or “dislike” posts… it would help us all filter more quickly those who are here to civilly debate or those here to incite and instigate. Your post Mr. Patton would be deemed “Irrelevent” and “Immature”, and would ultimately be ignored.

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  • hi
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:37am

    I used to be a Presbyterian and then Methodist. I am now evangelical because the two go against the Bible. I was in a Bible study at the Methodist church and no one believed the Bible! They just think it is a good book of rules to follow, not a true book inspired from God.

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  • disenlightened
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:27am

    @LLESLIE
    Saying there’s some infighting between denominations is a far cry from saying that Protestantism is in SHAMBLES, and it is GONE FROM THE WORLD OF CHRISTIANITY. Are you blind?

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  • momrules
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:23am

    I figured out that Christie is a bully thug soon after he made the national stage. I don’t want him anywhere near the Oval Office.

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  • SoupSandwich
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:17am

    Saying Santorum is fascist, just seems plastic, no pun. But being all rabid for Doc Paul is normal. How?

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  • llleslie
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:17am

    As a Protestant, and I was raised a Methodist, he is correct. There is serious in-fighting in the Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist and Epsicopal churches. Just a few examples:
    http://thesenewtimes.com/the-episcopal-church-a-house-divided/
    http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2004/july/25.52.html
    http://www.christianpost.com/news/conservative-presbyterians-mulling-split-over-gay-ordination-54272/
    http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?id=10542

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  • myway2112
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:14am

    Say what you want , but he is correct. A true “surge” would be predicated by a 50 or 60 percent delegate count. Give it time folks. I do believe Mitt will win in the long run, but I do believe in the process. I don’t mind saying that Santorum is a little creepy though.

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    • PGMike
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:36am

      I think it is hysterical, all of the evangelicals that are having a fit because Rick is criticizing their religion saying it has been targeted and taken over by Satan. The same evangelicals that have been calling Mormonism a cult and Mormons Satan worshipers for years. It does not feel very good to have somone question your faith does it?
      Actually, there is some truth to what Rick says. Many people in the world today have been tricked by the evil one. They fall into his snares and do not even realize they are caught. They become addicted to alcohol, drugs and pornoghraphy and then go to church on Sunday pretending that everything is just fine. They cry, “I am saved” in the light of day and continue on in sin after sin after sin in the dark. The evil one smiles and whispers, “I am no devil, for there is none.”

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  • JP16
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:14am

    Hey Blaze, you may want to fix this, I am not “IMCHRISTIAN”. If this post shows up as that person, I essentially have gained access to their account without doing a thing to do so.

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    • PGMike
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:49am

      Oops! Epic hacking fail.

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    • JP16
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 12:53pm

      Glad it did fail. I was quite surprised to see “IMCHRISTIAN, leave a reply“ at the bottom of the web page at the comments section and the logged in as ”IMCHRISTIAN” at the top of the page. But, I’ve also seen mistakes being made on images as well, where ads fill ones that should be for images related to articles.

      Whatever the case, strange things happen on this site.

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    • PGMike
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 4:03pm

      Very true. Strange things are posted on this site as well. :’)

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  • DD313
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:10am

    Is Christie not feeling the surge of Santorum the opposite of Chrissie Matthews feeling the thrill of Obama?

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  • mikee1
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:04am

    This fat RINO does not want anything CONSERVATIVE TO WIN. He, like many DUMMYCRAPS, are voting for RINOROMNEY IN THE PRIMARIES. He must lose or the country is over. IF RINOROMNEY GETS THE NOMINATION, I AND MILLIONS OF OTHERS WILL VOTE LIBERTARIAN.

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    • Abraham Young
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:17am

      Same way with Santorum, if either Romney or Santorum are the RINOPUBLICAN nominee, then the Republican party has lost my vote.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:38am

      Two dopes, singing, “Four More Years’ Four More Years”

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  • jackact
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:57am

    Christie may not feel the Santorum surge but his GOP establishment handlers are feeling right down to the bone.
    When the GOP, after Santorum takes Michigan, transfers 50 % of their funding to Santorum the elites will feel it.
    Trust me

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:53am

    I am an Evangelical and I do not like Rick Santorum simply because he would be legislating new social laws. Those new laws (like DOMA) take away the freedoms of people who do not think like me. They undermine the Constitution…It is called….
    FACISM.

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:51am

    You are all going to be feeling a new surge when Ron Paul has the majority of the delegates at the Convention…Ha!

    Santorum cannot win enough delegates. Neither can Newt because they ran a sloppy campaign and did not get on enough State ballots. Romney is dropping like a rock and little old man Ron Paul…yea that nutjob Constitution waving Patriot is systematically collecting delegares because the other candidates don’t understand the process of how to secure delegates for the National Convention.

    Stick your head in the sand sheeple! hahahaha

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    • rotcarpenter
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:58am

      Baddoggy,

      I feel sorry for you buddy because Ron Paul isn’t trying to win the Presidency. Its becoming very clear that he‘s made a deal with Romney for some type of position and he’s trying suck votes away from Santorum.

      This Rick can’t win with delegates is total nonsense and fantasy made up by the Paul camp. Also, you honestly think if Ron Paul wins ZERO STATES and somehow stole enough Delegates at the convention that he would become the nominee that people wouldn’t be insanely angry? Not because its Ron Paul but because he used dirty tactics to force himself some place he wasn’t wanted.

      Get back to me when Paul wins ONE STATE. ONE!

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    • NOT A CRAZY
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:36am

      Ron Paul will not win so why doesn’t he get out. He is doing exactly the same thing for the Demoncrats that his Texas buddy Perot did. Seems to be a pattern.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 4:31pm

      You two are so wrong…hahaha

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:43am

    .
    Christie, I’m Really Not Feeling the Surge’

    Just hold on, It takes awhile to get through the Fat……………

    RINO

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  • SoupSandwich
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:37am

    What Houston song should Santorum sing?

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  • orthodoxc
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:29am

    Just shows what a dimwitted lame brained liberal christie is. This is ann coulter’s choice? What a joke!

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:14am

      Oh, but she has redeemed herself by supporting Romney now.

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  • Ron Staiger
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:25am

    I used to like Christie

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:24am

    RINO supports RINO, the age old story.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 7:57am

      Ya, we need to support a rock-ribbed, Bible-thumping conservative who voted to confirm Sonya Sotomayor, voted against a national right to work law, voted for every Bush spending bill and was the king of pay-to-play earmarks, requesting billions.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:07am

      You have opened my eyes Dis. We should all support the author of Obamacare even though he has been on both sides of every issue. Thanks.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:22am

      All you’ve got is Romneycare, Gonzo, which the liberal morons of Massachusetts demanded of him, but he said it’s not right for the country. On both sides of every issue? Who hasn’t been at some time in their lives? It shows maturation. Were you always as conservative as you are today? Besides, it’s really only a few of issues but people love to use the words “all” or “every”.

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 8:39am

      There’s a story hitting today that Rick Santorum considered himself PRO CHOICE in 1995.

      http://www.dailypaul.com/215723/rick-meet-mrsantorum-of-1995-i-was-basically-pro-choice-all-my-life-until-i-ran-for-congress

      Is that flip-flopping, or being on both sides of EVERY issue? On such a basic core belief, too. Dreadful I say.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 9:49am

      So now RS has to run around , trying to debunk all the Rumors spread by DEMOCRATS? Every accusation that RS kicked a dog, squashed an ant, or slammed the door on a mentally slow, one armed black, lesbian girl scout selling cookies. If the Socialist Barry gets reelected, it will be because of whiney so-called Republicans, with a one issue view. Just become DEMOCRATS, it’s easier. No thinking involved

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    • disenlightened
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:02am

      @ 13TH IMAM
      Yes. If Santorum wants to criticize Romney for flip-flopping on abortion, his nose should be clean. And if he was once pro choice then he has NO argument against Romney. Santorum criticized Romney for asking for an earmark to fund security at the Salt Lake Olympics, then we find out Rick voted FOR that earmark request. Now I know Rick never met an earmark he didn’t vote for, but that stinks of hypocracy.

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    • 13th Imam
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:13am

      Maybe he should do it the RP way. Add all sorts of Pork to benefit his district, Then vote against the legislation, knowing it was going to pass, and the take the earmarked cash. He then rails against earmarks. Funny that.

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on February 22, 2012 at 10:54am

      Romneycare is not enough? Only if you’re a zealot.

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