Any guesses what Christie will say at the GOP convention Tuesday?

Governor Christie speaks Tuesday evening at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. What will he say? Well, it depends on who you talk to.

Convention speakers this evening will focus on economics. Rider University political expert Ben Dworkin says Christie will talk about his steadfast opposition to higher taxes: "I think that he is going to tout his economic record here in New Jersey."

According to Dworkin, Christie has stood up, time and time again, against the Democratic-controlled state legislature in New Jersey when it has proposed a new millionaire's tax for the state.

"I think that he is going to talk about that, and say, that is the kind of forcefulness that Donald Trump is going to provide, and that is why we need to get behind him, because, if left unchecked, these Democrats in Washington will spend everybody's money and tax us into oblivion," Dworkin said.

Montclair University political scientist Brigid Harrison says while Christie's presidential aspirations have been sidelined, he's still prominent in the party.

"I think that the governor will likely continue to solidly support Donald Trump," she said.

Christie is likely to go "all-in," backing the policies that Donald Trump has proposed, Harrison said.

But Harrison also believes that this Christie speech will be an attempt for Christie to redeem himself to a national audience, and perhaps set the stage for him to become an important fixture in the Trump administration — maybe a cabinet member.

Harrison saud Christie still faces fallout from whatever comes out of the Bridgegate scandal and related trials.

"With that scandal still looming, the likelihood of a cabinet appointment in which he would have to win Senate confirmation might become slimmer and slimmer," she said.

But Harrison also says that would not preclude the governor from an important non-Senate-confirmed role — perhaps as chief of staff, or something else in the White House. She rejects the notion that Tuesday's address by Christie will be his,"political swan song."

She said it's perhaps "eating a bit of crow."

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Joe Cutter is the afternoon news anchor on New Jersey 101.5