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Times are tough for Chris Christie

Chris Christie is really struggling. In a DC speech to the Chamber of Commerce just now, the Chair of the RGA had the following to say about his devastating hardship: @reidepstein: Chris Christie: “I’m tired of hearing about the minimum wage. I really am.”  Our hearts break for the Chair of the RGA. They really…

Christie Joins Fung, Highlights Shared Record of Fiscal Mismanagement & Jobs Failure

Governor Christie’s trip to Rhode Island to campaign for Rhode Island Republican Allan Fung served only to highlight their shared record of gross fiscal mismanagement and jobs failure.  Under Mayor Fung, unemployment increased even higher than the state level’s unemployment rate and Fung’s position on the Studio 38 bankruptcy would cost Rhode Island millions and…

Christie Campaigns With Ducey, Highlights AZ Candidate's Failed Fiscal Record

Governor Christie will campaign with Arizona Republican Doug Ducey today. It’s fitting, because they both have something in common: gross fiscal mismanagement. Ducey is a right-wing politician who made millions off failing businesses and left taxpayers with the tab for defaulted loans. Under Christie, New Jersey has been downgraded a record–breaking eight times. That’s the…

New Jersey to delay $400M in property tax relief

By: Bob Jordan TRENTON – Thousands of senior citizens and the disabled will not be seeing any property tax relief this year despite the promise from the administration of Republican Gov. Chris Christie to deliver the money in August. State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff told lawmakers Wednesday that nearly $395 million in property tax relief to…

SHUMLIN: LePage & Christie Are "Masters of the Absurd Tirade," "Embarrass" Their States

This afternoon, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association, hosted a conference call with Maine Senate President Justin Alfond to discuss Governor Paul LePage’s “divisive, reckless, and ideological” tenure in office, which has proven to be an embarrassment to the people of Maine. While RGA Chair Chris Christie campaigned with LePage today, Shumlin…

RGA Chair Christie & GOP Governors Embarrass Themselves In Effort to Woo Right-Wing Billionaire

This weekend, Governors Chris Christie, Scott Walker, and John Kasich traveled to Las Vegas to meet with right-wing casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson.  In a bizarre attempt to win the “Sheldon Primary,” these governors fell over themselves praising Adelson, vying for his attention and affection.  While Walker and Kasich were busy throwing themselves before Adelson, Christie…

Another Day and Bridgegate Scandal Proves Christie is a Liability for Republican Governors

It’s another day of distractions and horrible press for RGA Chairman Chris Christie. After today’s disastrous press conference that raised more questions than it answered, Governor Christie is even more of a liability for his fellow scandal-scarred Republican governors. Reporters and news outlets openly mocked Christie’s self-released report clearing him of any wrongdoing, which has…

Christie To Jersey: Drop Dead

Christie To Jersey: Drop Dead WASHINGTON, DC—Less than 24 hours after Chris Christie endorsed Tea Party radical Steve Lonegan for the U.S. Senate and only days after he vetoed a gun safety package that he in part proposed, the Democratic Governors Association today released a new graphic calling Chris Christie out for leaving the people of…

Gov Christie's Real Special Election Motive? Voter Suppression

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had two options for filling the Senate seat vacated by the late progressive hero Senator Frank Lautenberg: hold a special election on November 5th, the date of the 2013 general election, or appoint a placeholder and hold the election as regularly scheduled in November 2014. Christie stunned the country by doing…

Video: Chris Christie's Bad News Day