BREAKING NEWS: Christie WILL NOT run

Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced today that he WILL NOT RUN


Latest Washington Post poll without Christie puts Romney in lead for Republican nomination with Perry and Cain tied for second.  Perry has lost significant support over the last month while Cain has made significant gains.
Read the poll at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/polls/postabcpoll_100211.html

NET LEANED VOTE PREFERENCE
                           --------------- Without Christie/Palin -----------------
                                   Among gen pop                 Among RVs 
                           10/2/11   9/1/11   7/17/11    10/2/11   9/1/11   7/17/11 
Mitt Romney                  25        25       30         25        25       30  
Herman Cain                  16         4        7         17         5        7    
Rick Perry                   16        29        8         17        30        8    
Ron Paul                     11        10       11          9        10       10    
Newt Gingrich                 7         6        6          9         5        6    
Michele Bachmann              7         8       16          7         9       17    
Rick Santorum                 2         3        3          2         3        3    
Jon Huntsman                  1         1        3          1         1        3    

Tim Pawlenty                 NA        NA        3         NA        NA        3    
Other (vol.)                  2         2        1          2         2        1    
No one/None of them (vol.)    5         5        2          4         4        2    
Would not vote (vol.)         1         2        1          1         1        *    
No opinion                    7         5        8          7         5