christie got some good news and some bad news over the weekend. they both came in the same package. first the good news. he picked up the much sought-after endorsement of the influential newspaper the new hampshire union leader. in a piece titled for our safety, our future, chris christie for president, the paper s publisher wrote, chris christie is a solid pro-life conservative who s managed to govern in liberal new jersey. but the one reason he may be best suited to lead in these times is because he tells it like it is and isn t shy about it. the endorsement comes as christie s favorability rating among new hampshire republicans is at 54% according to a recent monmouth university poll. that s a 126% increase from just two months ago. but likability and electability are two very different things, which brings us to the bad news, which is that prior presidential hopefuls endorsed by the union leader include newt gingrich, steve forbes, and pat buchanan twice. still, the paper s e
leader include newt gingrich, steve forbes, and pat buchanan twice. still, the paper s endorsement and the endorsement of former speaker of new hampshire house of representatives donna sitek, which is expected to be announced tomorrow, appears to be part of a reaction to the trump phenomenon, a major push by the republican establishment for a viable alternative in the wake of jeb bush s reduced status as a candidate. while establishment lawmakers and donors see christie as one anti-trump option, another is of course marco rubio, who s already collected endorsements from 18 members of congress. that includes representative darrell issa, who announced his support for rubio today. joining he m you now, robert costa, national political reporter at the washington post. all right, robert, here s my feeling about what s happening with chris christie. i feel like i am watching the media and a certain part of the political establishment and the donor class will a chris christie rebirth narrat
in a piece titled for our safety, our future, chris christie for president, the paper s publisher wrote, chris christie is a solid pro-life conservative who s managed to govern in liberal new jersey. but the one reason he may be best suited to lead in these times is because he tells it like it is and isn t shy about it. the endorsement comes as christie s favorability rating among new hampshire republicans is at 54% according to a recent monmouth university poll. that s a 16% increase from just two months ago. but likability and electability are two very different things, which brings us to the bad news, which is that prior presidential hopefuls endorsed by the union leader include newt gingrich, steve forbes, and pat buchanan twice. still, the paper s endorsement and the endorsement of former speaker of new hampshire house of representatives donna sitek, which is expected to be announced tomorrow, appears to be part of a reaction to the