Christie's Latest Misery: N.J.'s Finances

Christie's Latest Obstacle Could Undercut Comeback Attempt
Gov. Chris Christie listens to stories from successful students in the NJ-STEP program in West Windsor, N.J., Thursday, May 8, 2014. The New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons Consortium provides access to college for qualified incarcerated students, while assisting in the transition to college life upon their release into the community in West Windsor, N.J., Thursday, May 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Gov. Chris Christie listens to stories from successful students in the NJ-STEP program in West Windsor, N.J., Thursday, May 8, 2014. The New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons Consortium provides access to college for qualified incarcerated students, while assisting in the transition to college life upon their release into the community in West Windsor, N.J., Thursday, May 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Here’s how drastically Chris Christie’s political fortunes have turned: Bridgegate might not be his biggest problem.

Just as the New Jersey governor is trying to turn the corner on the traffic scandal and restore his national luster, now he’s getting blamed for a yawning budget deficit and recent downgrade of the state’s debt.

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