Here are two reasons Gov. Chris Christie and his people are hiring top-shelf criminal defense lawyers. The first is that the Christie machine broke a basic law of politics, codified by a corrupt Philadelphia politician and passed along by Richard Aregood, a Pulitzer Prize-winning newsman: “Never do anything crooked or […] Read more »
Christie won’t be hurt
People in politics who should know better — or who may know better but pretend they don’t — act as if events like “Bridgegate” really affect votes. … There are several perfectly good explanations as to why these bad stories aren’t very influential in the end. For one thing, voters […] Read more »
Christie’s Image Turns More Negative
Chris Christie’s public image today is starkly different than it was a year ago. Last January, following Christie’s visible role in Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, favorable opinions outnumbered unfavorable ones by more than two-to-one. Today, in the wake of a scandal involving highway lane closures that led to massive traffic […] Read more »
Christie cruising through bridge scandal (so far)
Nearly 70 percent of Americans say the bridge-closure scandal engulfing Chris Christie has not changed their opinion about the New Jersey governor, according to a new NBC News/Marist poll. In addition, 44 percent of respondents believe he’s telling the truth about his knowledge of the events surrounding the controversy. And […] Read more »
Bridgegate underscores Christie GOP weakness
The recent New Jersey “Bridgegate” revelations – that lane closure on the George Washington Bridage were ordered by aides of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as political retribution – may not have made much impact on Christie’s GOP support when it comes to getting the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination. … […] Read more »
Christie: Crossing the line
… Forcefulness and bullying are different sides of the same quality. What people like about Christie is also what they don’t like. A Republican communication strategist told the [Washington] Post, “If Governor Christie were anyone else, he’d have to change the way he does things. But because this is the […] Read more »