Breaking: Christie Set to Endorse Mitt Romney

I heard it on the radio as I was coming back from lunch, and so far the ever-active Romney campaign hasn’t issued any official statement. But word is that Gov. Chris Christie is planning to endorse Romney for the GOP presidential nomination. More to come, I’m sure.

Update: Fox reports—

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, just one week after definitively announcing he will not run for president in the 2012 race, plans to endorse Mitt Romney for the job Tuesday afternoon, Fox News has learned.

The event is set to take place in Hanover, N.H., the site of the Republican presidential debate being held Tuesday night. The endorsement will be made in advance of the debate.

Marking a fast turnaround for Romney, the endorsement comes one week to the day since Christie called a press conference in Trenton to end once and for all the speculation that he would make a late entrance into the race.

So, is Christie pulling a Crist and making a major endorsement of a moderate candidate to help him fend off more conservative challengers? That’s what it looks like.