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Assured enough on friday after these indictments came through. because christie and his people were able to tell his donors and the people that have been backing him that listen nothing new really came out involving me on friday in this indictment. and thats certainly true. there is nothing linking him that the u.s. attorney came forward with on friday to having ordered the lane cloesures or having covered it up. in addition there were three people involved in other accusations that came out aft...

Her majesty the queen and royal family and although people of the united kingdom on the birth of the royal princess. on behalf of the american people, we wish the duke and duchess and their son george, much joy and happiness on the occasion of the arrival of the newest member of their family." of course, after prince george was born, it was just a matter of hours before president obama and the first lady released a similar statement. the first family is at camp david this weekend, so i dont anti...

Youre right. hes a great personal confidence. he had issues completely separate from brinldge gate that made it difficult for him to go forward. when jeb bush declared in december, that gobbled up a lot of the financial base that christie was looking at. and things frankly, have gotten worse on that side. others have gone to scott walker people that could lay claim to the part of the sort of establishment moderate republican base. so that was a problem already. what bridge gate has done, it has ...

Indictments that could spell trouble for possible presidential contender chris christie. david wildstein pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges for a 2013 plot to cause traffic jams on the george washington bridge. you all know it as bridge gate. his lawyer says wildstein will cooperate with the u.s. attorneys office. he maintains christie knew of the plot. >> i give a statement on behalf of mr. wildsteins team in january of 2013 that mr. christie new of the lane closures while they were occurring...

Presidential frontrunner for the republican party. now clearly weeks before he has to make a final decision about whether to get into an already crowded republican presidential field, youve got the ghost of bridge gate still hanging over him. its his word against one of his former political allies in a high stakes game of political finger pointing. at the time when governor christie needs to change the political narrative, these bridge gate headlines are dogging his political career. >> the "new...

A few things has come to light that this seems to be a closer relationship over the last few years. i know bill baroni doesnt like the way hes been characterized and i know david wildstein does not like the way hes been characterized. at some point, i imagine hes going to have a lot to say about chris christie. >> yes, probably something about what kind of class president chris christie was or athlete in high school. because thats where were at in new jersey politics. steve kornacki and ari melb...

>> i think if you look at the candidates in the republican field right now they are only appealing to certain factions of the republican party. the jeb bush factor, he appeals to a broader swath. people are complaining he is a lot like mitt romney. elitist status he comes from bush dynasty. chris christie pulled himself up from boot straps. not part of a political dynasty. he is he someone who after public corruption, and new jersey is a very tough state, you know, politically, just like chippin...

A guy who won an awful lot of democrats to his side election of governor. >> thats why he was such a formidable candidate as late as 2012. all of that changed after bridge gate. predominant image is the one loud mouth possibly corrupt governor from new jersey. and its the corrupt thing thats knew. >> republicans new jersey thing thats mort of the problem. but, yes i would say to the extent that he was able to win over democrats and hispanics and women and, you know, all sorts of that durablely d...

Its pretty difficult to be elected republican in a blue state like new jersey. hes using his conservative credentials in a blue state like new jersey to give forward that he can govern in washington, d.c. with democrats. a focus group, one of the things kept coming up folks saying he has street smarts to fix the problem. whatever hes doing in new jersey is resonating here in new hampshire. >> as weve been covering on the show the big cloud hanging over all this is those indictments on bridge gat...

Someone and is called a bully. those are the moments that get chris christie noticed. right now lately he hasnt been noticed very much. he needs to get back out there. figure out if there is a place for him and like chris christie i dont really know if there is right now. hes going to have to answer questions about bridge gate and just really is the country and the republican party really craving chris christie? i dont really think so at this moment. >> its interesting, roger. our first read tea...