Christie announces presidential candidacy

[Likely Voter]

Christie just came off a run as head of the RGA and his big first (and maybe only) governor endorsement is Paul LePage, the guy who just had his budget veto overridden and there are calls for his impeachment?

To think that four years ago party bigwigs and megadonors were literally begging Christie to run for prez

[Indy Texas]

Christie was a key ally in LePage's re-election bid last year, and as chairman of the RGA, he oversaw lots of money put into keeping the Blaine House under Republican control.

Didn't he also throw a lot of RGA money away on Tom Corbett's reelection campaign despite it being a total lost cause because he wanted to try to win over some big GOP contributors in Philly?

[Publius]

I still think he's the candidate with the most potential to overcome the Big Three. Everyone else has a ceiling around 15%.