New Jersey legislature's Bridgeghazi investigation is "stuck"

[Mr. Morden]

Here's a summary of where things stand on the New Jersey legislature's investigation of Bridgeghazi:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/18/how-the-bridgegate-investigation-ground-to-a-halt-and-let-chris-christie-zoom-off-to-iowa.html

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Now, that doesn't mean that nothing will come of this.  The "real" investigation is being done by US Attorney Paul Fishman.  But the thing is that his office doesn't seem to be leaking to the media, so no one really knows what they've got, or what his timeline is for the investigation.  In lieu of any imminent indictment, Christie seems be going full speed ahead in Iowa, which he's currently visiting, and of which he says "I will be back a lot":

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/18/us/politics/christie-in-iowa-i-will-be-back-a-lot.html?_r=0

[Mr. Morden]

According to this Politico story, numerous GOP politicos are now doubting that any kind of "smoking gun" will ever emerge from Bridgeghazi, as they figure that anything like that would have leaked by now:

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/2016-elections-chris-christie-109524.html?hp=f2

This is one factor that may be fuelling a resurgence of elite GOP interest in Christie, along with the fact that many of them are eager to find a champion who will stop Paul:

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