Possible Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie’s New Jersey has been rated last in fiscal condition, based on a new study by Koch Brothers funded think tank Mercatus Center founded by Koch Industries Executive Vice President Richard H. Fink. (HT: DFW).
This has to be a significant blow to Christie, no matter how dubious the group and analysis might seem:
According to PublicIntegrity.com, the Mercatus Center regularly lobbies in the federal government, including providing lawmakers with “Capitol Hill breakfasts and luncheons hosted by deregulation scholars.” Mercatus has been an effective machine for pushing Koch’s conservative political and economic values.
It appears that once again Republicans are eating their own.
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Although the analysis comes from Breitbart.com, it still presents an unflattering view of Gov Christie’s time at the helm of NJ governance. There are probably better sources, but the criticism from a supposed ally of conservatism is telling: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/01/16/Study-Christie-s-New-Jersey-Least-Economically-Solvent-State-In-The-U-S