New Jersey's Chris Christie; is he or isn't he?

Leading Republican strategists say that if he is serious about a presidential race in 2012, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is running out of time to build the kind of national campaign and fundraising organization he will need. But, they added, the tough-talking governor immediately would become a top-tier candidate with a real chance of winning the GOP nomination.

While there is no timetable for him to make up his mind, the realities of the political calendar dictate that Christie must do so in short order.

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