The Republican governor of New Jersey had been pressed by party pooh-bahs over recent weeks to jump into the race, after a series of clangers by Rick Perry dented his front-runner status.

这位共和党籍新泽西州州长近几周来，在佩里否认自己是竞选中的领跑者这一身份，犯下这一系列难堪的错误之后，被共和党要人施压鼓动去参与大选。