Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster
Chris Christie took a swipe at Marco Rubio in a new advertisement that features a top backer’s inability to identify one of Rubio’s accomplishments
The 60-second spot — called “It’s a Simple Question” — features clips from a “Morning Joe” segment Thursday. In the video, Rick Santorum fails to name one of Rubio’s Senate accomplishments.
“All I’m asking is a simple question,” the advertisement shows Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough saying to Santorum. “List one accomplishment Marco Rubio has achieved in four years of the United States Senate.”
Santorum is then shown responding to Scarborough with: “The bottom line is — there isn’t a whole lot of accomplishments, Joe. I just don’t think it’s a fair question.”
Christie has been taking hits at the Florida Republican for several days. In a video released by his campaign Wednesday, the New Jersey Republican said he would “challenge anyone to show me a significant accomplishment that Senator Rubio has done while he’s in the United States Senate.”
“I can’t find one and he’s been asked this by members of the press and he can’t give you one,” he said Wednesday. “He talks about the things he’s fought against. What’s he done?”
Christie is in sixth place in New Hampshire, according to recent polling averages. He trails Rubio who is in second, according to RealClearPolitics. The New Hampshire primary is Tuesday.
