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Apparently, Chris Christie didn't get the memo.

"Wednesday night is the restart of this campaign, and I think you're going to see those numbers start to move right back in the other direction," the Republican New Jersey governor said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Note to Gov. Christie: No, no, no, no, no. Standard operating procedure for pre-debate chatter is to lower expectations for your guy by raising expectations for the other guy.

The way Mitt Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan, did on Fox:

"President Obama is a very -- he's a very gifted speaker. ... The man's been on the national stage for many years, he's an experienced debater."

Further, governor, since you are supporting the candidate who is running behind (You are supporting him, right?), then you also need to lower the stakes for Wednesday's first of three presidential debates.

As Ryan did (obviously he got the memo):

"I don't think one event is going to make or break this campaign."

But definitely, Gov. Christie, definitely not the way you did:

"And I'm telling you, Thursday morning, you're all going to be scratching your heads and saying, 'Wow, we have a barn-burner now for the next 33 days.' "

You know what they say, governor -- there's no heavier burden than great expectations.

On the other hand, you may be onto something: Actually believing (you do, right?) and saying out loud (which you did) that you think your guy will do great.

Talk to you Thursday morning? http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/01/politics/crowley-christie/index.html?hpt
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