Unnamed sources tell the New York Post that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie turned down the chance to be Mitt Romney’s running mate. According to the Post, the Romney campaign wanted Christie to step down as governor in order to join the ticket because pay-to-play laws would have forbidden the largest banks from contributing to the campaign with Christie on the ticket, a result of the fact that big banks do a lot of business in New Jersey.
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