don't believe an ap article earlier this week that suggested the opposite. what you need to know is the national republican party is doubling down on the parties in the states. interesting timing. in the sunday "new york times" this week, the mayor of ft. lee, new jersey, mark sokolich did interview, explained how and when he was asked by the chris christie re-election campaign if he would please endorse chris christie for re-election. he said the request happened last spring, it was not a high-pressure pitch. he didn't want to tell the "times" exactly who the chris christie staffer was who asked for the endorsement. the same day, though, the "wall street journal" named the guy. turns out, reportedly, it was a guy named matt mowers according to the "wall street journal" the christie campaign official responsible for calling ft. lee mayor mark sokolich and other democratic mayors across new jersey trying to talk them into endorsing chris christie. now we know what happens when you say no.