Godfather Murdoch got Chris Christie back in line......
from Salon.com:
Rupert Murdochs warning tweet telling Chris Christie in the midst of Hurricane Sandy cleanup that the New Jersey governor needed to re-endorse Mitt Romney or be blamed for Obamas re-election got the governors attention.
The New York Times reports this morning that soon after the Fox News chiefs tweet, Christie called Murdoch to tell him New Jersey needed the federal governments help. Murdoch, however, did not back down. The Times says he told Christie he risked looking like a spoiler unless he publicly backed Romney again.
The message got through after several days of embracing and praising Obama, Christie made a point of saying the next day that he was still backing Mitt.
But Republican donors and Romney aides still blame Christie, in part, for a large number of undecideds breaking toward Obama in the days before the election. .................(more)
The complete piece is at:
http://www.salon.com/2012/11/20/chris_christie_listened_to_rupert_murdochs_warning_re_backed_romney/