how about this, new jersey?ies and gentlemen, tonight stand here as your governor and i am so proud to be your governor. born in newark, raised in livingston. wife in pennsylvania, a real jersey girl and raised our family rate here -- right here, right here in this amazing state. i love just as much as my mother and father raised me to love it. you see, what people have never understood about us is that i did not need the introduction to all of you. i know you because i am one of you. [applause] tonight, first and foremost, i want to say thank you, new jersey, for making me the luckiest guy in the world. [applause] and the only greatest honor and privilege of being a one term governor in new jersey is to be a two-term governor in new jersey. he got to meet my kids again tonight. we are so proud of them. over the last four years but especially this year, new jersey first know what a special lady they have. i love you, mary pat. i spoke to senator barbara buono a while ago. her for a spirited campaign and for her

is to be a two-term governor of new jersey.applause] you got to meet my kids again tonight. we're so proud of them, andrew, sara, patrick, bridget, i love you all. [applause] over the last four years, but especially this year, new jersey got to know what a special first lady they have. i love you, mary pat. [applause] i spoke to the senator buono a while ago she congratulated me and was very gracious. very gracious in her congratulations and i thanked her for a spirited company and for her 20 years of public service to the state. [applause] now, we came to office four years ago, we stood behind a podium like this, and said that people were tired of politics as usual, they wanted to get things done and we promised we were going to go to trenton and turn it upside down and i think we've done just that. [applause] the people of new jersey four years ago were down hearthed and dispirited. they didn't believe that government could work for them anymore. in fact, what they thought, what they thought was that government was just there

i love you, new jersey! thank you very much. [ cheers and applause ] >> how did that speech sound to republican presidential primary voters? >> look, see all the promise and peril of chris christie in that speech. you see the rough diamond. all the political talent on display. you see a little bit over self reverential. you know, there that i am not sure that, that plays out. you see the necessity for world class speech writing. as you make the transition into a presidential campaign. certainly if you look at, you know, him through the prism of what's going on in washington -- you know the republican leaders on, on the national stage, you look at that speech, you look at his dynamicism with enthusiasm and optimism. >> david axelrod, in new jersey of the voters who elected chris christie tonight. if he faces hillary clinton on a presidential ballot in new jersey, hillary clinton would get 50% of the vote. chris christie would get 43% of the vote. so democrats may have to contend with chris christie down the r

that's why he went on meet the jersey, fox news jersey sunday, face the turnpike and this new jersey with new jersey new jersey. >> time for your "first look" of your dish of scrambled politics. this might be the strangest campaign against obama care. a group fund by the koch parties are throwing tailgate parties to educate young people p.m. it's more like a drunken frat party to discourage enrollment. >> members of the hilary super p.a.c. will gather to plot how mrs. clinton will win the presidency in 2016. >>> new polling finds strong support to raise the minimum wage. 76% of americans back increasing it from 7.25 an hour to $9. senate leaders say they will hold a vote on the legislation before thanksgiving. >>> a group in boston is exploring a bid for the 2024 olympics. the "boston globe" reports former presidential candidate memorabilia has come on board to bring the games to his home town. he ran the 2002 winter games in salt lake city. >>> senator john mccain is turning down another bid for president. the arizona republican says while he's getting a lot of pressure to run it's

i love you, new jersey. thank you very much! [ cheers and applause ] >> there he is, chris christie the newly re-elected governor of new jersey making victory speech to the garden state and without a doubt beyond. back to the panel, at chris christie headquarters in asbury park jake tapper. >> what jumped out at you? >> that wasn't an acceptance speech. that was an announcement speech. here was somebody saying look we shook up new jersey. guess. what take a look at washington. washington is going to get a lesson from this tonight. it was good to see that governor chr christie overcame his shyness. >> and laboring with that false modesty. >> in a way people find it comforting. because when washington's out of control, when government's out of control, you want somebody there. he didn't use a lot of fancy words. he's real people talk. real people stories. there was a lot of political bull in there. but very good political bull. >> nothing policy specific he'd done. waiting for him to tell me what he'd done. >> he didn't do the lis

for me i'm governor of new jersey and my job is to run the state of new jersey. it's just something i think, in all seriousness, norah, you just -- dash folks in my position spout off opinions off the top of their head just wind up doing more harm than good. i'm not going to engage in that. >> let's turn now to politics, congratulations on your victory this past week. i want to remind our viewers how you won because you're a republican and new jersey is a very blue state you won 66% of independents. you won 32% of democrats. 51% of hispanic voters and 21% of african american voters. is there a lesson there for the rest of the republican party? >> the lesson is to govern, norah, and show up. let me explain what i mean. on governing it's about doing things, accomplishing things, reaching across the aisle crafting accomplishments. ours i think are significant. 143,000 new private sector jobs in the last four years. $2.3 billion business tax cuts to help create those jobs. reforming teacher tenure for the first time in 100 years in new jersey. reforming a broken pens

which has nothing to do with my record in new jersey and what i've done in new jersey. and we're proud of that record and i'm going to continue to work really hard over the next four years as governor of new jersey to make sure i continue to bring people together and accomplish things like lowering taxes, increases private sector employment, shrinking the size of government, all the things that are so consistent with the principles of my party. >> "time" magazine has your sell -- silhoutte on the cover of the magazine this week along with a headline, "the elephant in the room." more than any other question people wanted me to ask you how you feel about that? >> who cares about that? seriously. i'm on the cover of "time" magazine. it is certainly not the first weight joke that has been thrown my way over the course of the last four years, chris. it doesn't matter to me. i haven't seen the issue yet. i've just seen the cover, haven't read the issue yet. it doesn't matter to me. if you're going to be bothered by that kind of stuff you don't belong in public leadership. the

i love you, new jersey. thank you very much. [applause] >> ♪ >> governor christie made the rounds on the sunday talk shows and this morning five days after winning reelection. he talked about his campaign success as well is what he sees antirepublican parties future. this is from meet the press. >> i think what did the election showed was if you want to attract a majority of the hispanic vote and triple your african-american voters, what you need to do is show up. you need to show up to the places -- i get a townhall meeting in my state about a year and a half ago. i got 1.7% of the vote in 2009. i went in there and there were more people in the church that voted for me in 2009. you go and do show up and you listen. you start to make europe argument about your policies and the results show that is the kind of engagement that we need as republicans all across the country to listen and to show up in places where we have not gotten a great amount of support before. >> another victory speech from tuesday's elections. this one from t

i want to show our audience this scene inside of new jersey, an area along the jersey shore.you can see the crowd gathered to hear from governor chris christie. as you look at this setting tonight, james, and the speculation that he may run for president in 2016, this has a very different feel than a governor being reelected in the garden state. guest: it really does. such a stark contrast with .epublicans kind of down they made a 90-stop tour. this contrast as evidence. there is so much paralysis and gridlock. both chris christie and terry mcauliffe running as candidates and chrisderate christie will take this huge margin and travel around the country for the 2016 presidential campaign if he will hispanics tie among to make a huge inroads. it was shaquille o'neal who cut an ad for him. that hugely is contrast between republicans in virginia and republicans in new jersey. in with #c-n join spanchat. he is a rino republican in name only. joining us on the phone from wnet in new york, thanks for being with us. let me ask you first about the results in new york city. blasio easi

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i love you, new jersey. thank you very much. >> much closer this evening was that other gubernatorial race in the commonwealth of virginia, a contest that tea party-backed republican ken cucinnelli the state attorney general led for much of the night as election returns kept trickling in. though cnn ultimately called it for democrat terry mcauliffe little more than an hour ago as more districts from northern virginia reported back. mcauliffe is giving his victory speech right now. i want to go straight to wolf blitzer and john king back in washington, d.c. with the latest election night results. wolf, john? >> thanks very much, jake. these are the winners in the biggest contests tonight. in virginia, in the virginia governor's race the former democratic party chairman and clinton ally terry mcauliffe defeating the republican candidate and tea party favorite ken cucinnelli in a race that was more suspenseful than a lot of us expected. in new jersey a big win for republican governor chris christie, a possible

i'm the governor of new jersey and i'm focused on that. that is why we got 60% of the vote tuesday night. i'll work with everyone and anyone who is willing to work with me and my principles that were affirmed by 61% of the voters. less government spending and 143,000 new private sector jobs. the rest of this stuff is the game that gets played in washington. that garbage is why people don't like it. >> governor, as you know, there is a new political book out called double down in which it reports that governor romney decided not to choose you because of too many quote red flags. they talk about your work as a lobbyist and steering government contracts to do nors and allies. your response? >> the only person who hasn't said that is governor romknee. he did it after the book came out. again, this is part of the game of washington, d.c. which has nothing to do with my record in new jersey and what i have down. we are proud of that record and i'm going to work hard over the next four years to bring people together and increase private secter em

welcome to new jersey!ple ask me for hugs, people ask me for hugs to make sure, i wouldn't forget. people ask me for hugs just to know that the leader of the state cared about them. and people came up to me all the time in the aftermath and said to me, governor, where did you get the energy? where did you get the energy day after day after day to do that? and i told them you don't understand, do you? those hugs gave more to me than i could ever give back to them. they gave me hope and faith and optimism for our future. the people of new jersey had given me much more than i could ever hope to give back to them. they have given me hope, they have given me faith. and they have given me the trust. and it is with that hope, with that optimism, that faith and that trust that we, together, confront the next four years of opportunity for our state. i know that tonight, a dispirited america, angry with their dysfunctional government in washington. looks to new jersey to say is what i think happening really happening

is to be a two-term governor of new jersey.ou got to meet my kids again tonight. we're so proud of them, andrew, sara, patrick, bridget, i love you all. over the last four years, but especially this year, new jersey got to know what a special first lady they have. i love you, mary pat. i spoke to the senator a while ago she congratulated me and was very gracious. very gracious in her congratulations and i thanked her for a spirited company and for her 20 years of public service to the state. \[applause] now, we came to office four years ago we stood behind a podium like this, and said that people were tired of poll techs as usual, they wanted to get things done and we promised we were going to go to trenton and turn it upside down and i think we've done just that. the people of new jersey four years ago were down hearthed and dispirited. they didn't believe that government could work for them anymore. in fact, what they thought, what they thought was that government was just there to take from them but not to give to them. not

that's why he went on "meet the jersey" "fox news jersey sunday" "face the turnpike" and "this new jersey with new jersey new jerseyopolis." (laughter) and i admire how despite all the speculation, christie stays humble about his future by bragging only about his past. >> on governing it's about doing things, accomplishing things, reaching across the aisle and crafting accomplishments. you know, 143, now new private sectors jobs. 143,000 new private sector jobs. 143,000 new private sector jobs. 143000 new private sector jobs. 1423,000 new private sector jobs. 143,000 new private sector jobs. (laughter). >> stephen: wow! 143,000 times seven mentions on t.v. equals -- (laughter) (laughter) (cheers and applause) not running for president. frankly, i don't know why these sunday shows won't just leave chris christie alone! i mean, the man has got to focus on governing new jersey with michael j. fox and jimmy fallon! i just hope he has time to record his not running for president robocalls. >> hi, this is chris christie. i'm not running for anything, i'm focused on being governor of new jersey.

jersey in just a moment, a few seconds. so we're about to get our first look at the new jersey governor's race. "all in with chris hayes" start right now. >>> good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes and that epic music can only mean one thing, it is election night in america. we're following a couple of key races. in the state of new jersey, polls are closed and nbc news projects that governor chris christie will win in his bid for re-election, someone so many political observers call a star on the rise, a possible contender for 2016. we're going to have all the details about what the exit polling shows about what we expect will be chris christie's re-electi re-election. in virginia, polls closed an hour ago, and that is at this moment, too close to call. terry mcauliffe is leading. and polls close in one hour as an overwhelmingly democratic city decides whether it will elect it's first democratic mayor in over 20 years. it's election day with mayoral elections in dozens of cities, including a couple of counties in colo

people of new jersey think yes. anderson, as we quick guard into chris christie, the voters were asked who would you pick between hillary clinton and chris christie. by a narrow margin they said we'd take hillary clinton. >> we'll wait to hear from chris christie. christie headquarters in asbury park you're looking there. the governor expected at the microphone any minute now. we'll bring you his comments. first let's check in with dana bash and hillary clinton call live headquarters in virginia. a lot of excitement there. >> that is an understate. people here really thought they were going to be feeling and seeing and they were going to be able to bask in a couple hours ago. it was closer than even mcauliffe's closest supporters and campaign workers thought it will be. but a victory is a victory. and the reality of this race is that people here in virginia didn't love either of the candidates. i mean, if you look at sort of the general anecdotes from all the reporting that went on here, it's not like a new jersey w

i mentioned new jersey, a second ago.es what is going on, there is a ballot initiative requiring minimum wage in new jersey to bump up to 8.25 an hour, and further, in constitution with guaranteed increases pegged to the rate of inflation, ralph nader likes that idea. what do you make of that? >> i think it is a big election issue next year. 70% of the american people want a rate of inflation adjusted minimum wage. a great economic stimulus. there are 30 million voters out there, making less today than workers made in 1968 adjusted for inflation. neil: what about the other workers, say, if you give them increases, pegged to inflation, my employer should demanded to do the same from me. a lot of those employers say, if i'm doing as well as rate of inflation sure, if i am not, my business declined 3%, i am screwed. >> well, america needs a raise, corporate profits are going through the roof, executive compensation, head of walmart and target make $11,000 hour. neil: what if their business is not that great. why should they

new jersey also voted tonight to raise that state's minimum wage. new jersey's minimum wage had been the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour. but now it will go up to $8.25 an hour and there will be annual cost of living adjustments. governor chris christie had vetoed that, but tonight voters vetoed his veto. so the worst paid workers in new jersey are going to get a raise. >>> in colorado, voters were asked if they wanted to have a tax on pot to finance the construction of public schools and pay for things having to do with the regulation of now legal marijuana in the state. with 79% of the vote in, it looks like that one is going toward a yes in colorado. and in houston, texas, get ready to say good-bye to the astrodome. they have rejected a measure that would turn the astrodome into a convention center. that probably means that the 1960s era sports complex means that it will be demolished. who says elections don't have consequences. we've got much more ahead. stay with us. [ female announcer ] it figures...on your busiest day you see the gray. try r

he's been able to work new jersey democrats, because new jersey democrats were fractured and they weremeone they could deal with. and there was no election night gathering when christie was elected the first time around, the state said down the line, anything he brings up we will throw back at him. it can be an effective strategy fi for essentially creating a lot of political -- >> it can. but he's been smart enough to be able to pick them off one by one and find the things they're interested, and to work that kind of magic. i worked very closely with democrats even though both houses were republican. but some of the most controversial pieces of legislation, took democrat support and you can do it. he's done it magnificently, because democrats didn't even fight him. i feel sorry for barbara buono because the democrats ran from her. >> i want to talk about the virginia race which is looking quite close at the moment. we'll talk about the implications there right after we take this break. without the thinking that makes it real? what's a vision without the expertise to execute it... and

get back to work and finish the job for new jersey. that's what i'll do. i love you, new jersey. thank you very much. >> chris christie basically launched his 2016 presidential campaign, was not shy about it. more with our panel and the big night for the republican party's new star, as well as a democrat who just took new york by storm. >>> i know that tonight a dispirted america, angry with their dysfunctional government in washington -- [ applause ] looks to new jersey to say, is what i think happening really happening? are people really coming together? are we really working, african-americans and hispanics, farmers and teachers, are we really working together? let me give the answer to everybody watching tonight. under this government, our first job is to get the job done. as long as i'm governor, that job will always, always be finished. >> that was new jersey governor chris christie speaking about one hour ago after his re-election victory earlier todd. joining me now, steve carnaky, and john nichols. and karen finney and former communications director for the dnc. that par

panic and terror inside a new jersey shopping mall. bullets fly but no one except the shooter is hurt. >> we heard four gun shots and everybody was scared, everybody was panicked. >> reporter: authorities now believe the gunman only intended to kill himself. days earlier, a man wielding an assault rifle kills a tsa officer at the los angeles international airport. every time we turn on our tvs, it seems there's more breaking news coverage of a high profile shooting. is this the new normal in america, this trend of people wanting to go out in a blaze of glory? >> it's not the new normal. since the 1980s, we have seen crimes exactly like this, angry psychotic depressed young men, mentally ill, haven't been treated, with a triggering event that causes them to immerse into rage want to go out in a blaze of glory. >> reporter: criminal psychologist alan littman says often at the peak of that range, these people have easy access to the deadliest weapons. collectively it's put america on edge. in connecticut, a student's halloween costume put

in new jersey asking people who voted in jersey, do you think chris christie would make a good president't think the ads run by senator buono who ran against him saying he was going to run for president, she was going to run for governor. somebody told me that was bill clinton's idea. i don't think that hurt christie. i think they'd be proud to have a president from the state. >> i agree. those numbers aren't that terrific. things are not that great in new jersey. he was a spectacular candidate. he ran a great campaign. this is a big question that should be a little bit better. >> it should be better than 51-45. >> people in jersey tend to be negative to begin with. >> you mean like christie. >> i agree with your point. he will do well in places like michigan and pennsylvania and indiana and ohio. >> get back to that point. we don't know what's going to happen. the polls aren't going to close until 8:00 eastern. we're not going to talk about what happened because we don't know. saying he just wants to run for president, i'm running for governor. do you think that works? >> it was stupid.

right here in new jersey. they will be watching us. >> christie is aiming for the widest margin of victory. he racked up a 750,000 vote margin and carried every one of the counties. virginia and new jersey usually vote together. if christie wins and cuccinelli loses, it will be the first time since 1985. forget about the streak about virginia going the opposite of what the presidential vote goes. how about that? since 1985 both have gone the same way in that governor's race. already on sunday, mitt romney was arguing the victory could be a sign of strength for 2016. >> chris could easily become our nominee and save our party. paul ryan and jeb bush and marco rubio. there is a long list of capable person, but he was one of the strongest likes. >> does ted cruz stand out to you? >> i'm not going to disqualify anybody, but i indicated the names that are most effective in becoming elected. >> one more story line as they take back over the party. this is a long time friend and ally. bill and hillary clinton have do

of new jersey.stion of legislative coattails. the democrats control state assembly in new jersey. could a big chris christie win carry in republicans, maybe give them control of one of those chambers? it seems unlikely it will happen. a lot has to do with the nature of the campaign chris christie has run. christie has not taken immense population in new jersey. not taken likelihood of a 20, 25-point within and said to voters not only do you need to re-elect me but a republican legislature. if i have a republican legislature i'll do x, y, z for you. what he's done is run a campaign that acknowledges this is a blue state, a democratic state. hey, i know you guys would just generally rather vote for democrats. but here is why i'm the one republican you can feel okay voting for. in addition to that one of the dirty secrets of chris christie governorship, one of the reasons he's been able to get through democratic legislature is he's made deals, alliances with democratic bosses. a big boss, george norcro

. >> i love you, new jersey. thank you very much. >>> after his commanding win, chris christie is here, live. can he win over the tea party and unite republicans? >>> and what about texas governor rick perry? he's back in iowa. we get answers from both. christie and perry. only on "this week." >>> plus, nuclear talks with iran stall overnight. we have breaking details. >>> all that, and the powerhouse roundtable. a crack-smoking mayor. and john goodman. it's all here this sunday morning. >>> and we begin with two breaking stories. secretary of state john kerry leaving geneva early this morning without a deal over iran's nuclear program and information streaming in on that devastating typhoon. officials now fear at least 10,000 are dead. they haven't reached so many of the hardest-hit area. ginger zee is tracking this story. this may have been the strongest storm ever to hit land. >> it was fascinating, george, these images are just terrifying, horrifying. so many adjectives that you could use. we're starting to s

look at the exits of new jersey.though chris christie an overwhelming win for him, they project the republican party. 58% disapproval and in virginia you see the race, the votes are out in fair fax so we don't know the margin. the margin will be significant. cuccinelli is losing won women because of abortion and more. 83% of the virginia voters are opposing the tea party. that means something. that means that the republican reboot that happened a year ago, which we haven't seen yet, hasn't worked, hasn't appeared and really need to think about how they will run in the future because what they are doing isn't working. >> take a short break and come back with the latest election update from d.c. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. they don't? alka seltzer plus night fights your worst cold

, now living in teaneck, new jersey. he's 20 years old. his body was discovered just about an hour ago with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head area. he himself went to the area where he did this. it was a difficult area of the mall, behind some construction. >> reporter: no one else was injured in the shooting. surveillance individuvideo show gunman aimed at security cameras. >> the visor on the mel mhelmet lifted up. he was a while male. he wasn't aiming at anything. he had the gun in his hand aimlessly and he was walking past the apple store. he wasn't yelling. he didn't seem angered. he was just walking. >> reporter: police say shoop was carrying a rifle modified to look like an ak-47, stolen from his brother. >> it would look like an ak-47 but it is not an ak-47. it's where you take the handgun and modify it to make it look like something it is not. but it is a lawful gun owned by the brother. >> reporter: police say shoop has no history of mental illness but say he abused drugs. >> we do believe that the mai

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new jersey also voted tonight to raise that state's minimum wage. new jersey's minimum wage had been the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour. but now it will go up to $8.25 an hour and there will be annual cost of living adjustments. governor chris christie had vetoed that, but tonight voters vetoed his veto. so the worst paid workers in new jersey are going to get a raise. >>> in colorado, voters were asked if they wanted to have a tax on pot to finance the construction of public schools and pay for things having to do with the regulation of now legal marijuana in the state. with 79% of the vote in, it looks like that one is going toward a yes in colorado. and in houston, texas, get ready to say good-bye to the astrodome. they have rejected a measure that would turn the astrodome into a convention center. that probably means that the 1960s era sports complex means that it will be demolished. who says elections don't have consequences. we've got much more ahead. stay with us. >>> in the great state of maine, republican governor le page used the day tod

take new jersey race for governor. it has people looking ahead to 2016, the race for the white house, chris christie easily to win over barbara buono, in his mostly democratic home state. and virginia taking on national prominence as well, ken cuccinelli said the vote for him is a vote against the affordable care act. a vote against terry mcauliffe is a vote against the tea party. >>> first new mayor in 20 years replacing retiring tom menino, in boston. and new york city could be electing its first democratic mayor in 20 years, bill deblasio and joe loda were talking confidently. >> would like to introduce to you the next first lady of new york, sherlaine. >> deblasio has a lead in the polls. b.c. onaleri has that story. >> after decades of decline. detroit is set to elect its first democratic mayor since 1984. mike duggan, most recent poll has duggan ahead by 24%. >> about those poll results so far, i have a three letter word, wow! >> university of detroit mercy marketing professor mike bernacky shows that in a city o

new jersey by large disagreed with their governor on the veto.ew jersey also did not agree with their governor on the minimum wage. just like marriage, the legislature had passed a bill on the minimum wage but the governor vetoed it. they voted to raise the minimum wage. despite his state against him on his veto, new jersey voted overwhelmingly to reelect him anything. that kind of alchemy, makes this a great night for chris christie, with all those things against him he still wins and wins big in his home state. so yeah, new jersey, you may think you have just voted for chris christie again, what you have launched is the chris christie for president campaign. and you have launched it in exactly the way that chris christie wanted it to be launched and because he has an angel in heaven somewhere that owes him favors, today was the day that senator rand paul decided to meltdown, and he decided to meltdown to the new york times on the record. after a week, now, of play jarrism revelations about rand paul, he sat for an interview with the new york ti

the new jersey new jersey template could work in a general election but first, he has to sell it to his own party. candy crowley, cnn, washington. >> more now with republican strategist anna navarro, national hispanic chair and cnn political polster cornell belche. >> calls reporter idiots, says he doesn't need to mend fence, people need to understand who he is. it's appealing to people and could it be a liability outside of new jersey? >> look, some people are going to like him, some people are not. he's absolutely right. he cannot change it. this is who he is and this is part of what he brings to the table. an enormous amount of authenticity, which is something we complained about not having in our last nominee. this is something we actually crave and i think he also brings a dramatic change from what's in the white house now and after eight years we may be due for some of that change. anderson, you can't argue with the numbers. the guy got a third of democrats, a majority of latinos, he got 2-1 the independents, 57% of women. any republican that could come close to those numbers woul