'Mops For Christie' Fundraiser Close To $1K Goal

By Kara Seymour/Patch

Residents in New Jersey are banding together to send Gov. Chris Christie, R-NJ, ”as many mops as possible.”

But the undertaking isn’t to ensure the presidential hopeful has sparkling clean floors.

An online fundraiser launched to send the governor mops is in response to the comment Christie made earlier this week after being criticized for his near-absence during the weekend blizzard.

“I don’t know what you expect me to do. Do you want me to go down there with a mop?” the governor said in New Hampshire when asked about his blizzard response while campaigning.

The ”mop” comment has since backfired, generating criticism from public officials and business owners, who say it’s an insult to all those who saw their properties flooded during the weekend storm.

One group of New Jersey residents has decided to make their distain for the comment heard in the form of an online fundraiser.

The Mops for Christie GoFundMe campaign was about $700 of its $1,000 goal on Thursday night.

“Instead of staying in the state and being a leader during a record breaking Blizzard, our governor has abandoned us for his presidential campaign. Let’s join together by raising funds to Mop up the mess we have in Trenton.”

The money raised will be used to send “as many mops as possible” to the Governor of New Jersey, according to the GoFundMe Page. Fundraisers say donations can go towards other storm-related needs, if the giver requests.

The fundraising page did not explain how the mops would be transported to Trenton. Patch has reached out to Osgood and will update this story when we hear back.

Christie has drawn the sharpest rebukes from residents and officials in Cape May County, where flooding has severely impacted the area. North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello said Christie is showing an “evident lack of concern” for town’s first responders, residents, business and property owners.

On Tuesday, a Wildwood business owner’s photo of a mop, a bucket and sign that read “Reserved parking for Gov. Christie” was widely circulated on social media.