Yesterday New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced his bid for the Republican presidential candidacy at Livingston High School, where he once was Class President and catcher on the baseball team. A few weeks back the Gov was named MVP at a charity softball game in Yankee Stadium. He should have quit while he was ahead.
Mr. Christie is the 14th passenger in the GOP 2016 Presidential Primary clown car, which was already bulging at the seams.
More:
“Chris Christie Declares His Candidacy For President,” Brian Naylor, NPR News
“The Human Opera Takes the Stage,” Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post
“Chris Christie’s Dr. Jekyll Shows Up at 2016 Presidential Campaign Launch,” Susan Milligan, U.S. News & World Report
“Livingston High School didn’t want to host Chris Christie’s presidential announcement,” The Week
“On Announcement Day, Anger With Chris Christie Turns To Laughter At Bridgegate’s Ground Zero,” Scott Conroy, Huffington Post
“Chris Christie is not running for Prom King,” Jason O. Gilbert, Quartz
“Fact Check: When Chris Christie tells it like it isn’t,” Jill Colvin and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press
Related:
“The real reason Chris Christie won’t be the Republican nominee for president,” Paul Waldman, Jeva Lange, The Week
“Would Chris Christie Run America Any Better Than He Has Atlantic City?” Scott Beyer, Forbes
“Jon Bon Jovi Gave Chris Christie Permission to Use His Music in Presidential Bid Announcement,” Chris Payne, Billboard
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