His entrenchment in the Christie camp made state Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R-Bergen) a target of the renegade GOP gubernatorial campaign of Steve Lonegan.
"Some of his people are…" the veteran lawmaker searched for the right word to charecterize the followers of the movement conservative, "…tough."
A blunt conservative, Cardinale said he thinks Christie is too, and objected to the Lonegan forces branding him and Christie both as moderates.
"Christie is almost as conservative as Steve Lonegan," said Cardinale, stopping by the press row on his way into the thick of the GOP crowd here to mingle with fellow Christie revelers shortly before what they all hope to declare as victory night for their gubernatorial candidate.
"I think we need to have a unity breakfast to bring the Lonegan and and Christie forces together," he added. "We should have it as early as this weekend."
