By Francesca Chambers Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will headline a fundraiser celebrating New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's birthday next month. Romney has let bygones be bygones and reaffirmed his friendship with Christie since the New Jersey politician cozied up to President Barack Obama in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy six days before the general election in 2012. The September 10 birthday bash benefiting the New Jersey GOP is the latest in a string of political events the high-profile Republican politicians have appeared at together this year Buds again: Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, right, and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, left, have reaffirmed their friendship since Romney's defeat in 2012 to Barack Obama. The Republican politicians are pictured here at a town hall meeting in Ohio a few weeks before the presidential election
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Romney aides and conservatives claimed after the 2012 presidential election that Chris Christie was at fault for Romney's loss to Obama
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The week before Christie welcomed the president to New Jersey in the wake of Superstorm Sandy and complimented him for taking action
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Romney never attacked Christie but he stopped paling around with him
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The two reaffirmed their friendship earlier this year and Romney is now headlining a September 10 fundraiser for Christie's birthday
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