“They want me to stay,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) told Fox News’s Megyn Kelly when she pointed out a survey showing that 65 percent of his state didn’t think he’d do a good job as president. “A lot of those people in that 65 percent want me to stay.” That seems unlikely. After Quinnipiac University released the poll numbers to which Kelly referred, we looked at how Christie’s approval rating had fared in the state since his reelection. Have you ever ridden on a slide? — Washington Post
Of course, when politics is your livelihood, you can’t admit you’re less popular than the bird flu. So you pose with puppies instead.