Maggie Haberman: “No one believes Christie has returned to his old pole position — and there’s a strong current of thought in GOP circles that even absent the traffic scandal, Christie will be too damaged by New Jersey’s tattered economy and broken pension system to return to the top tier of presidential contenders. But wishful thinking or not, his backers say it’s too early — and the GOP field too fluid — to count Christie out. ”
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