As New Jersey continues to clean up its coastline in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the state’s Gov. Chris Christie has begun gathering steam as a possible GOP presidential candidate in 2016. MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry is impressed with his disaster-relief advocacy strides; however, she points out, Christie has left his home state in the lurch in other ways, from lagging in job creation to shuttering women’s health clinics.
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