Kasich has called Christie to encourage him to run
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. John Kasich is among Republicans urging New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to enter the fray for the party's 2012 presidential nomination.
The Columbus Dispatch reports in Tuesday's editions that Kasich has called Christie to encourage him to run. Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols tells the newspaper the Ohio governor thinks the New Jerseyan would be a good candidate.
Christie is expected to say soon whether he will reverse his long-held decision to stay out of the GOP campaign for the White House. The first-term Republican governor is being wooed for his national star power and no-nonsense public persona.
The Dispatch reports Kasich had liked Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour as a presidential candidate, but Barbour decided earlier this year not to pursue the Republican nomination.
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