Mr. Christie has criticized the trip as symbolic of New Jersey's backroom politics reputation.
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Their other advantage is that mayors can sometimes take the politics out of local politics albeit not in London, a huge, symbolic prize that the parties covet.
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Running a business is not like politics, where people with particular characteristics are sometimes appointed to high positions for symbolic reasons.
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