New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, declaring "now is not my time," definitively announced Tuesday that he will not run for president in 2012.
The governor, after denying for months any interest in running, used a press conference in Trenton to attempt to extinguish the speculation for good. He said the answer "was never anything but no." He acknowledged that he and his family had been compelled to "rethink" that stance in recent weeks given the intense pressure on the tough-talking governor to throw his name in the ring.
In the end, he said, "We came out in the same spot."
Christie said "unfinished business" in New Jersey was the overriding factor in his decision, and dismissed any suggestion that his family did not want him to enter.
"People sent me to Trenton to get a job done, and I'm just not prepared to walk away," he said. "My loyalty to this state is what it is."
He added: "New Jersey, whether you like it or not, you're stuck with me."
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