We may be about to find out whether a politician can have a negative chance of winning a presidential nomination. On Friday, two people, including a former member of Chris Christie’s staff, were indicted in Bridgegate, shorthand for the scandal that erupted after two of three access lanes to the George Washington Bridge were closed in Fort Lee, New Jersey, in September 2013, creating massive traffic delays. A third person pleaded guilty to conspiracy, and his lawyer said Christie knew about the bridge closings as they were occurring.
Whether or not Christie is ever charged, his position in the presidential race is already even worse than we thought it was at the beginning of the year. CONT.
Harry Enten, FiveThirtyEight