"His rare ability to connect with voters viscerally in face-to-face settings is his trump card"

[Miles Archer]

Chris Christie To Embark On First Major 2016 Tour In New Hampshire

Christie is set to begin his longest campaign-style sojourn this year when he sets out April 14 on a four-day swing through the first primary state in the nation, The Huffington Post has learned.

Christie’s brain trust views his rare ability to connect with voters viscerally in face-to-face settings as his trump card for regaining the momentum he has lost on the national stage over the last year amid continued fallout from the "Bridgegate" scandal and New Jersey’s muddled state of affairs.

Though he is no longer spoken of as a top-tier candidate in most circles, Christie has by all accounts not been dissuaded from a trajectory that would have him officially jump into the race later this spring.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/06/chris-christie-2016_n_7008532.html