Christie is toast. Bridgegate killed him whether or not he was really involved in the decision making. It happened under his watch and was executed by his people so the voters hold him accountable. That’s likely why Trump didn’t give him a position in the new federal administration.
Christie also did a lousy job of heading the Trump transition team. Like many people he must have believed Trump couldn’t win. As a result, Trump wasn’t ready to start putting nominees forward the day after the election and his administration is still not fully staffed six months after taking office.
Chris Christie is yesterday’s newspaper. He will fade away after the next election for governor to collect his federal and state pensions. Perhaps he’ll find a corporate or nonprofit job. He showed great potential but in the end couldn’t go the distance.
The beach photos were "in your face". Christie knew they were going to be taken.
ALL New Jersey governors over the last 50 years have been bad for the state. But Christie has been one of the least bad of the bad bunch.
As for the state -- I think it's doomed, just like New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, California and the rest of the large high-tax, high-spending indigo-blue states.
Christie put Jared Kushner's dad in jail. That's probably why Trump didn't give him a White House job.