CHRISTIE PLACES MIDDLE OF THE PACK IN GOP STRAW POLL

Not a great showing for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in a Southern Republican Leadership Conference 2016 straw poll held over the holiday weekend. Christie finished fourth in the poll, but ahead of possible GOP front runners like Jeb Bush, Rand Paul, and Marco Rubio. Christie has not announced his candidacy yet, but says the GOP needs a candidate who knows how to fight, and knows how to win.