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Wash. state Desk Jet

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Mon Jan 9, 2017, 10:08 PM Jan 2017

Stuck without a Trump job, Christie is back in New Jersey

TRENTON, N.J. — As the last of the top jobs in the Trump administration are handed out in Washington, Gov. Chris Christie is looking increasingly like the guy in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" who is told: "You get nothing! You lose! Good day, sir!"
With his own failed presidential campaign behind him and his support of Donald Trump unrewarded with a high-level post, Christie instead faces his eighth and final year as governor of New Jersey, where his approval ratings are a dreadful 19 percent.
His numbers have been dragged down by resentment over his national ambitions, his embrace of Trump and the George Washington Bridge traffic-jam scandal.
On Tuesday, Christie will deliver his annual State of the State Address, during which the 54-year-old Republican will lay out his agenda — and no doubt begin trying to salvage his legacy — to an electorate that would rather see him go.
"Gov. Christie has reached the nadir of both his popularity and his power, and, at this point, it appears there are few remaining opportunities to further his political career in any predictable way," said Montclair State University political science professor Brigid Harrison. "That said, this is a politician who has consistently written his own script."
Christie has, in fact, begun mending fences with Trump, paying a visit to Trump Tower last week where he met with the president-elect and staffers, and could end up joining the administration later on, according to people familiar with the discussions. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stuck-without-a-trump-job-christie-is-back-in-new-jersey/ar-BBy5zyF?ocid=BHEA000

You lose! Good day, sir!"

19 % Really, is that what it says ?

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Stuck without a Trump job, Christie is back in New Jersey (Original Post) Wash. state Desk Jet Jan 2017 OP
Lets see what Jared K says shall we..... pkdu Jan 2017 #1
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