Huh? CNN’s Stephanie Cutter: Christie’s Victory Represents ‘Rejection of Republican Party’

On CNN Tuesday evening, Crossfire co-host and former Obama deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter declared that Republican Gov. Chris Christie‘s landslide re-election represents a voter “rejection” of the GOP.

When asked by host Piers Morgan how she reads Christie’s double-digit Republican victory in a heavily “blue” state,” Cutter flatly stated: “I read it as a rejection of the Republican Party.”

“Huh?” you’re likely thinking. Well, here’s her explanation:

“If you look at what’s happening in New Jersey, Chris Christie ran not as a partisan Republican but really as a moderate,” she said. “And the thing that bolstered his number from the beginning was Hurricane Sandy, where he put politics aside and he got heavily criticized by the Republican Party.”

She continued: “Look at the exits in New Jersey. Even though, Chris Christie, there was an overwhelming wind for him, they’re rejecting the Republican Party. 58-percent disapprove of the Republican Party.”

Ultimately, she concluded, “the Republican reboot… hasn’t worked, hasn’t appeared, and they really need to start thinking about how they’re going to run in the future because what they’re doing isn’t working.”

Watch below, via CNN:

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