Christie's Dem Challenger: HILLARY 'Wrote Me A Nice Letter — AFTER I LOST.'

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44. No. When you have a finite amount of money and resources you use them for your greatest gain.

The national party faced that decision and made the best use of their resources. Buono simply wasn't a candidate who could win. Your quote from Dean does nothing to change that. A quick review of the numbers facing the national Democratic leadership:

The Rutgers-Eagleton poll found that 67 percent of registered voters now view Christie favorably — a 19 point jump from October.

"It’s unbelievable, frankly," David Redlawsk, the director of the poll, said. "I’ve never seen anything like it."

What’s more, 61 percent of all New Jersey adults said Christie’s performance made them more supportive of him. Even half of Democrats — 49 percent — said they view Christie favorably; last month, only 22 percent did.

Obama has a 61 percent favorability rating among the state’s registered voters — up from 56 percent in the last Rutgers-Eagleton poll, and 84 percent said he handled the crisis well.

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/gov_christies_approval_rating_1.html

Inside the Garden State, Christie's response to the storm was very well-received. His approval rating jumped up to a nearly unheard of 77 percent in one poll taken just after Sandy. (It was 56 percent before.) Another survey showed it at 72 percent. Christie's decision to tour storm damage with President Obama -- controversial among some Republicans given how close it was to Election Day -- was heartily welcomed by the heavily Democratic Garden State.
Christie went from a competitive bet for reelection to an overwhelming favorite. And he's never looked back.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/10/29/how-superstorm-sandy-became-chris-christies-defining-moment/

Christie has made few political missteps regarding his handling of the storm and even found ways to rebuff criticisms of his state's lack of preparedness, setting himself up for an easy re-election Nov. 5, where he leads his Democratic opponent by more about 26 points, according to a RealClearPolitics.com polling average, and bolstering a potential presidential bid in 2016.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/10/28/hurricane-sandy-blows-chris-christie-to-the-top-of-the-polls