Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) told NJ Advance Media he was unwittingly swept into a social-media debacle when Montana gubernatorial candidate Mike Cooney (D) used him to troll his Republican opponent Greg Gianforte (R) on Cameo — a popular website in which you can buy personalized video messages from celebrities.
Cooney tweeted a video from Christie on Thursday morning in which the former governor tells an ex-New Jersey resident named Greg to come back to the Garden State.
Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) “filed paperwork Thursday to run for governor in 2020, confirming long-circulated rumors that the congressman would again seek the seat he campaigned for in 2016,” the Helena Independent Record reports.
Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-MT) plans to run for governor in 2020, MTN News reports — “adding to a crowded Republican gubernatorial primary and creating an open race next year for Montana’s only congressional seat, and possibly other statewide offices.”
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) “is vying to chair the group dedicated to electing Democratic governors — a position that would give him a prominent platform as he heads into his own re-election bid,” the Helena Independent Record reports.
No other Democratic governor is thought to be interested in the post.
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