Chris Christie on drugs: A nanny states his case for more federal bureaucracy

The Monmouth University Poll released Monday did not hold any good news for a certain New Jersey governor. Chris Christie finished 14thamong candidates for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. He was favored by just 1 percent of potential Iowa caucus-goers.

The cut-off line for the big Fox News debate Aug. 6 is the top 10. This poll couldn't have come at a worse time for Christie.

But Christie did catch a break last week. The media largely ignored his big speech on criminal justice reform.

"It probably is good for him that it didn't get coverage," said poll director Pat Murray. "He did that on the same day as Obama's trip to a federal prison and you don't want to be seen offering similar proposals to the president."

Not in a Republican primary you don't. Yet that's what Christie did in his speech at a community center in Camden Thursday.

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