- ABC News
- February 4, 2016
The Note: Governors and the Granite State
NOTABLES --CHRISTIE COMPARES RUBIO TO OBAMA: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says Marco Rubio doesn't have the experience to be president, and that he won’t drop out of the race even if the Florida senator beats him in New Hampshire, ABC’s VERONICA STRACQUALURSI notes. "He just doesn't have any experience. All he has is experience of being a legislator," Christie said on "Good Morning America" today. “We've tried that as a party and as a country and it doesn't work." Christie's argument centers around Rubio’s age – 44 – and his belief that Rubio is not a strong enough candidate to take on Hillary Clinton in the general election if she wins the Democratic nomination. "We need to make sure we nominate someone who not only can beat Hillary Clinton but also can manage the government and get it back on the right track once they're elected president of the United States," Christie, 53, argued. "No need to take those chances on someone who's never managed anything larger than a 30-person...