Has Christie Been "Severely Damaged"?

What a difference two months makes.

In late November and early December, in the wake of Chris Christie's landslide re-election victory, the Republican governor from New Jersey was riding high in the polls.

From the time Bridge-gate broke — lo these three weeks ago! — we've generally thought that Chris Christie has handled himself well. He got rid of the two people on his senior staff who were directly implicated in the lane closures. He held an almost two-hour press conf