As New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's term nears end, his approval rating sinks to 13 percent

[TexasTowelie]

In the days after Superstorm Sandy ravaged New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie crisscrossed the state, assessing damage, hugging evacuees and projecting the image of a man in charge. In a famous show of bipartisanship, he welcomed President Obama to New Jersey as the state sought federal funds to help with damage.

Christie’s popularity and job approval ratings reached their apex in February 2013, a few months after the storm and seven months before his reelection bid. At that time, 70% of residents viewed him favorably and 73% approved of the job he had done.

But on Tuesday, as Christie delivered his final State of the State address — in which he spoke triumphantly of his achievements — a Rutgers University poll showed that just 13% of New Jersey residents had a favorable impression of him. It was the lowest rating of any New Jersey governor since Rutgers began polling residents nearly 50 years ago.

His Democratic successor, Gov.-elect Phil Murphy, will take office Jan. 16. For some New Jersey residents, Christie’s last day in office can’t come soon enough.

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. Christie thought he was one hell of a hotshot.

He ran commercials during for his re-election, with his silhouette and the title, "The Governor" as the closing scene.

He ran commercials around the country, highlighted New Jersey's alleged reforms and improvements (alleged) almost simultaneously with the re-election, to give him profile three years before the republican presidential primaries.

He sneered that he beat a woman in his quest for re-election. He threatened a senior (level and chronological age) senate leader with a bat because she had the temerity to challenge him.

Nobody will be sad that he's gone. Let him wallow in obscurity. Let him get bogged down in the mediocrity of paper for motion practice.