Steve Kornacki's theory on the Christie scandal

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22. I'm confused too but there may be something there

Sokolich was on Maddow and this project came up as another possibility.

Maddow asks if there are any other issues that could have caused this;

SOKOLICH: You know, no, not that I`m aware of. You know, there`s a
side story to all of this, Rachel. Fort Lee, we`re going through a
renaissance at the moment. We`ve taken steps in the last three years that
we haven`t taken in any prior 25.

We are in the middle of a billion, I said a billion-dollar
redevelopment on a piece of property that`s laid fallow for over 45 years
right at the foot of the bridge. You know, there were some theorists and
there were speculators that suggested that, you know, maybe you guys are
progressing too quickly. Maybe you`re too successful in Fort Lee.

We`ve been called one of the more progressive communities in the state
of New Jersey. We`re the gateway community to the state of New Jersey.
So, people put in my head maybe you`re going to be brought down a notch or
two. Maybe you have other aspirations. Maybe this will discourage you
from thinking about, you know, using Fort Lee as perhaps a political
steppingstone.

more at link: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54031912/ns/msnbc-rachel_maddow_show/

I'm wondering why that area was left undeveloped for so long and there is mention of someone trying to
revitalize it in the past and went into witness protection. Fort Lee votes Democratic and maybe there was a retribution plan
for a long time but the whole Court Feud fiasco set it off..???