Analysis: Christie's Performance Boosted Prospects

At Philadelphia Magazine we get an insightful analysis of the bridgegate scandal and Chris Christie's performance yesterday from broadcast journalist Larry Mendte.

Here's part of what Mendte says:

I have been lukewarm on the “Chris Christie for president” media crusade. Although I like the Harry Truman-style straight talk, I don’t like the Nixon-like temper he is quick to display in public. But Christie’s performance at his Bridgegate news conference has changed all of that. While the MSNBC fan club is gleefully predicting the demise of the one candidacy that could have derailed the Hillary coronation, I now am now all in for Christie. He took something I have not seen a candidate so willingly and so humbly take in a long time – accountability.
In the first 10 seconds of his news conference he used the word “apologize” twice. That was quickly followed by the words “embarrassed,” “humiliated” and “unacceptable.” Christie then went on for more than two hours to answer every question even though he was staring down the barrel of a federal investigation. Does that seem like a man who has something to hide?

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