Chris Christie is out after Bridgegate?

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No. Not unless it comes out that he knew or ordered the lane closures as retribution. For it to convince anyone other than people who wouldn't have supported him anyway, it has to actually reflect on him, not some of his subordinates.

But the actions of one IRS employee is all Obama's fault!

[BaconBacon96]

It won't affect his presidential ambitions, but I can see it meaning he loses New Jersey or even New York in the primary.

[Donerail]

No. Not unless it comes out that he knew or ordered the lane closures as retribution. For it to convince anyone other than people who wouldn't have supported him anyway, it has to actually reflect on him, not some of his subordinates.

New text leaks seem to show that the man Christie appointed to investigate the scandal was involved in it.

[Peter the Lefty]

No. Not unless it comes out that he knew or ordered the lane closures as retribution. For it to convince anyone other than people who wouldn't have supported him anyway, it has to actually reflect on him, not some of his subordinates.

But the actions of one IRS employee is all Obama's fault!

Obama is a Democrat, you see...

[Penelope]

If this was January 2015, then totally. Christie would be done if this was a year from now. However, it's January 2015, he's got plenty of time for it to blow over and for the media cycle to move on. It's certainly a devastating stain to his future ambitions, but he's not going anywhere, certainly not since his scandal made national news for multiple days.

However... if we get a "smoking gun" in this scandal, then Christie is Done with a capital D. If we get a concrete smoking gun, Christie should begin his campaign for a really good lawyer rather than a campaign for the Presidency.