75% Less Fat

“Someone the other day called me ‘a skinny Chris Christie.’”
–Maryland Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Murphy is drawing attention in the wake of his recent endorsement by Sarah Palin (with whom, as is the custom, he had never previously spoken). As Ben Smith points out, “a few months ago, everyone wanted to be the next Scott Brown.” Now they all want to be the governor of New Jersey, but the size of a normal human being.