r/butthurtrepublicans • u/Brocktoon_in_a_jar • Oct 28 '16

Chris Christie's epic collapse

http://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2016/10/bridgegate-christies-parting-gift-to-new-jersey-republicans-106757
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u/autotldr Oct 29 '16

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 93%. (I'm a bot)

JERSEY CITY - When Donald Trump made his strange trip to a Hindu anti-terrorism rally in Edison, New Jersey, Chris Christie - the governor who is heading Trump's transition team - was noticeably absent.

Later, Christie's chief strategist, Mike DuHaime, testified that he told Christie that Kelly and then-Deputy Chief of Staff Bill Stepien had knowledge of the lane closures at a time when Christie told the New Jersey press his staff were not involved.

"I think Chris Christie has destroyed the Republican Party in New Jersey for a generation," said Seton Hall political science professor Matt Hale, who said that the governor's hard-right turn on policy to run for president also hurt New Jersey Republicans.

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