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Chris Christie ditches campaign trail ahead of N.J. snowstorm

By Ann Marie Awad
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left the campaign trail to return to his home state ahead of a potentially historic blizzard. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left the campaign trail to return to his home state ahead of a potentially historic blizzard. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo

TRENTON, N.J., Jan. 22 (UPI) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie left New Hampshire on Friday to return to his home state, which is bracing for a potentially historic snowstorm.

Christie tweeted Friday afternoon: "I'm sorry N.H. but I gotta go home -- we got snow coming."

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In subsequent tweets, Christie said his wife would be staying behind and that "you are never not the governor." The New Hampshire Primary is Feb. 9.

The move comes after many in his home state have slammed him for absenteeism. In August, a poll by Rutgers-Eagleton found more than half of respondents felt Christie should resign as governor. More recent polling found more than half of those surveyed considered Christie "stubborn" and "arrogant," and a little less than half found him "self-centered," a "bully" and "impulsive."

Last year, Christie earned the lowest approval rating of any governor in 2015, according to Quinnipiac University.

The storm is expected to bring high winds, snow and flooding to the Northeast this weekend.

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