Chris Christie update: Joe Scarborough’s betrayal [View all]

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Also: N.J.'s biggest paper revokes its endorsement and the mayor of Fort Lee changes his story

ELIAS ISQUITH

The start of the Winter Olympics has been roundly greeted with enthusiasm (at least by everyone who isn’t actually in Sochi) but it’s unlikely that many people were as happy to see the quadrennial event begin as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The games in Russia came at an especially good time for Christie, too: This past weekend saw yet more bad news for the embattled Republican. Here’s what you should know:

The New Jersey Star-Ledger, the Garden State’s biggest newspaper, wrote a column apologizing for endorsing Christie’s 2013 reelection bid. Penned by editorial page chief Tom Moran, the piece, while referring to the Christie endorsement, is unequivocal: “[W]e blew this one,” Moran writes. The article goes on to describe Christie as a “creep,” but warns that liberals shouldn’t rejoice too much in the governor’s fall, because his rivals for the GOP nomination in 2016 are even worse.

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Meanwhile, Christie’s best friend in the media, former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough, is now urging the governor to resign as head of the Republican Governor’s Association. Scarborough is no doubt reacting to the continuing pattern of nominal Christie allies staying far away from him when he shows up in their states to fundraise. Republican Bill Brady, a gubernatorial candidate in Illinois, has been the lone exception.

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A rally demanding Christie resign is being held on Tuesday by two anti-Christie groups. They’ve invited those who were stuck on the George Washington Bridge due to the traffic snarl engineered by Christie allies to join them.

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