There’s buzz.

Nothing solid.

But a source this morning told InsiderNJ about Senate Republican caucus circle chatter regarding a possible imminent endorsement by Governor Chris Christie of Republican Fran Grenier in battleground LD3 – the home district of Senate President Steve Sweeney. Source in both parties say they would read such a move – if it happened – as a final nose thumb at the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA). The toxically unpopular Christie’s support for Grenier would essentially add up to a comical high five of Grenier-NJEA-hounded Sweeney.

InsiderNJ called Grenier to ask him if he had heard anything about an endorsement from Christie of his candidacy.

“I haven’t heard anything official,” Grenier said. “I don’t really have a relationship with Chris Christie. It’s apparent that he does have a relationship with Steve Sweeney, based on the work they’ve done together. I’m under the impression this would be disingenuous if he were to just come out and endorse me. Now, if he were to sit down with me and hear my ideas and we were to actually discuss my candidacy and I could be convinced otherwise, then we’ll see.

“But I would rather have him stay on the sidelines, because potentially he hurts the support I have with the NJEA and in the district generally, given his unpopularity,” the senate candidate added.

He said he would like another endorsement, that of U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-2).

“Congressman LoBiondo would be a true endorsement,” Grenier said.