2016 Presidential election

Take a look at Gov. Chris Christie's jam-packed out-of-state and out-of-country itinerary, says one veteran political expert, and you'll know all you need to know about his presidential aspirations.

If a presidential primary was held today in New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie would win the Republican nod, as would former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Democrats' side. The latest Quinnipiac University poll finds Clinton would then defeat Christie by double digits in a head-to-head matchup.

Before his State of the State address Tuesday, Gov. Chris Christie held an off-the-record briefing with national media outlets only and shut out New Jersey journalists . That could be viewed as one sign that he will toss his hat in the ring and run for president in 2016, but other signals were clearly evident in the speech as well.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In Washington, in Iowa, in New Hampshire, really in any place that's already talking about the 2016 campaign for president, just about everyone expects Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president.

In mid-December, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush announced he was exploring a run for the White House - a move some feel would cut into Gov. Chris Christie's moderate Republican base should he decide to run for president in 2016. One veteran political insider said no one should rule Christie out just yet.

By a 13-point margin New Jersey voters don't believe Gov. Chris Christie would make a good president and they said he wouldn't beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton anyway. These are two key findings in a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) -- A half-dozen potential Republican presidential contenders spent last week peacocking through the sprawling, manicured grounds of a pink luxury resort, schmoozing with donors and sizing up the competition in the party's most fractured field in decades.

Fresh off the national campaign trail, Gov. Chris Christie returns to the studio Thursday night at 7 p.m. for a post-election edition of "Ask the Governor" with Eric Scott on New Jersey 101.5.

Although he's not running this fall, the 2014 election season could be extremely important for Gov. Chris Christie if he plans to seek higher office.

Gov. Chris Christie last night said he has still not made a decision about running for president in 2016 but didn't rule out a willingness to consider a vice-presidential invitation. And he seemed to enjoy sharing some tongue-in-cheek considerations about the potential impact of a successful run on his children.