October 29, 2015

Twitter helps Christie read NY Times editorial urging him to quit campaign

New Jersey governor says he cannot read the editorial because he does not have a subscription

By John Kopp
PhillyVoice Staff

The New York Times editorial board called Thursday for Gov. Chris Christie to exit the presidential race, arguing the Republican is pursuing "nothing more than a vanity project" while New Jersey sits in trouble.

Christie, whose polling numbers are nearly nonexistent, took to Twitter to fire back.

.@nytimes Can't read the article because I don't have a subscription, but I can tell you this - I am not going anywhere.
— Chris Christie (@ChrisChristie) October 29, 2015

Naturally, the Twittersphere rushed to assist Christie. Jason Linkins, a political reporter for the Huffington Post, passed along parts of the editorial to Christie via 140 character Tweets.

@ChrisChristie "Mr. Christie has been called a lot of things, but until Wednesday’s debate performance,"
— Jason Linkins (@dceiver) October 29, 2015

@ChrisChristie "“barely there” was not among them."
— Jason Linkins (@dceiver) October 29, 2015

@ChrisChristie hey man, while I'm here let me know if you want to read anything from the styles section
— Jason Linkins (@dceiver) October 29, 2015

Others, like S.P. Sullivan, a statehouse reporter for New Jersey Advance Media, and Josh Barro, a correspondent for The Upshot, offered Christie instructions on how to bypass the New York Times' paywall.

@ChrisChristie @nytimes DM me if you need me to explain, I help @MatthewArco with computer stuff on the regular
— S.P. Sullivan (@spsullivan) October 29, 2015