Will Gov. Chris Christie nominate an openly gay African-American Republican to fill a Senate vacancy?

Daniel Foster, a writer for  National Review Online, seems to think it’s very likely:

If you want my two cents (and if you’ve read this far, I assume you do), a little-known mayor from Morris County is the solution to all of Christie’s problems. Bruce Harris, former councilman and current mayor of tony Chatham, N.J., is a smart (MBA/JD) and solid GOP man and a Christie ally. He’s also black. And openly gay. Appointing someone with Harris’s background would let Christie signal his broad appeal while at the same time mollifying state and national Republicans by sending a guy to Washington with the right letter next to his last name.

The only downside to Harris is a lack of legislative experience, but the Christie shop could sell it as sending a small-town citizen-mayor to bring common sense to Washington. Christie wanted Harris for a court spot but was stymied by a partisan confirmation vote. The United States Senate would be a nice consolation prize.

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