Christie — the New Jersey governor who has been criticized before by some Republicans across the Hudson River for not offering more public support to Astorino — made the comments as he campaigned for Connecticut gubernatorial challenger Tom Foley.
“I will spend time in places where we have a chance to win. I said that right from the beginning,” said Christie, according to NJ.com.
“We don’t pay for landslides and we don’t invest in lost causes,” he added, when asked whether he would contemplate a similar fundraising jaunt to New York. “If the New York race becomes competitive, I’ll consider campaigning in the New York race, but right now, by the public polls, there’s a lot more competitive races like this one in Connecticut.”
Astorino is running nearly 40 points behind incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, polls show, including a Siena College poll released earlier Monday.
