WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., will reprise their pre-election tour of the coastal areas ravaged by superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, a White House official said Friday morning.
“The president will speak about the importance of reigniting and expanding economic opportunity for middle-class families who were hard hit by the storm, and meet with businesses and homeowners who have benefited from the recovery efforts,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the trip has not been officially announced.
Just days before the 2012 presidential election in November, Christie and Obama produced bipartisan images of cooperation as they walked together along New Jersey’s coast, surveying the damage and talking to displaced residents.
Christie was criticized at the time for his effusive praise of Obama by some Republicans who feared it would give the president a last-minute boost in his re-election campaign over Mitt Romney.
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