In 2009, Chris Christie jumped to the top of the national political conversation, having won the New Jersey governor's election as a Republican only a year after President Barack Obama won the solidly-blue state.
Christie, a hard-charging former federal prosecutor with a blunt demeanor, became a leading pick among Republican voters to possibly take on Obama in the 2012 presidential election. After considering a run for president, Christie decided against it and instead ran for reelection.
The Washington Post reported that Ron DeSantis, who is up for reelection in November and could potentially launch a 2024 presidential bid of his own, has thought about Christie's decision to forgo a 2012 campaign and instead run in 2016
According to the report, the New Jersey governor "missed his moment" by deciding to run in 2016 instead of 2012 and that he could find himself in a race with both Trump and Christie.
Donald Trump had just announced his White House campaign and was quickly becoming a phenomenon within the party, which led to him winning the GOP nomination and the general election. Christie's aura had gone down as well.
Several of his political appointees colluded to create backups at the George Washington Bridge in order to punish a local official.
Should Trump decide to run for president, there is no indication that he would defer on his candidacy.
According to the report, Dan Eberhart, a donor to the governor, said that several advisers told him of the governor's thinking.
Eberhart told The Post that a lot of people in the political circle want him to run for president.
The Washington Post reported earlier this year that the governor's wife wanted him to run for president in 2024.
A recent USA Today/Suffolk University poll shows Ron DeSantis ahead of Donald Trump in a potential primary match up.
At the moment, Trump is far ahead of his potential rivals in almost every major national poll.
In a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll conducted in September, more than half of respondents said they would vote for Trump in the GOP presidential primary in four years. Christie was supported by a small percentage of respondents.
The campaign was contacted for comment.
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