Christie Will Push Entitlement Reform

Gov. Chris Christie (R) “told leading GOP policy analysts this week that he will make overhauling Medicare, Social Security and other long-term entitlement programs a centerpiece of his likely presidential campaign,” the Washington Post reports.

“Christie’s decision to embrace a politically risky campaign theme is central to an attempt to revive his wilting national prospects… By casting himself in the coming months as a blunt truth-teller on issues that some in his party have resisted tackling, Christie hopes to win support from conservatives who have been reluctant to back him and are unsure of his rationale for running.”