Are Christie's White House Hopes Galloping Away?

During the last 48 hours, residents in New Jersey have been fuming about potential presidential candidate Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey, giving a big wildcard victory hug to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones this weekend.

But according to Westfield NJ Patch, the relationship might be a bit cozier than just access to the team’s luxury box seats and a victory clutch when the team came-from-behind to beat the Detroit Lions: Reports have surfaced that Christie “personally pushed” for the contract of the NY-NJ Port Authority to a company partially owned by Jones.

The Port Authority board, which is appointed by Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, voted to approve the contract just one day after both governors announced their selection in a joint press release.

A year from the first-in-the-nation primary, potential sticky issues like this or the recent bridge scandal might be forgotten. Then again, with an expected full field of Republican presidential hopefuls, someone is bound to lasso Christie on how all of this looks.

Read the full report on Westfield NJ Patch.

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