LePage endorses Chris Christie for president, says he’s ‘the real deal’ [View all]

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Source: Bangor Daily News

PORTLAND, Maine — On a rain-slickened patio above a bustling diner, Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday morning became the first Republican governor in the nation to endorse a presidential candidate for 2016: Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey.

LePage described Christie as a mentor and a friend and thanked him for his support during a tough re-election fight in Maine last year, when as head of the Republican Governor’s Association Christie came to Maine four times to stump and fundraise for LePage.

Those stops included one at Becky’s Diner, where the duo returned on Wednesday. Many patrons seemed surprised to see the noted governors and the swarm of local and national reporters and cameramen behind them, who jammed the diner’s packed, narrow aisles. Waitresses elbowed through the throng, bringing plates to and from the kitchen.

Christie and LePage shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with a handful of customers before making their way upstairs to a rooftop deck for a news conference, where LePage announced his endorsement.

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