New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the former U.S. Attorney who is gaining a national profile for his budget-cutting decisions, will be coming to Connecticut to campaign for Republican Tom Foley in the gubernatorial battle against Democrat Dannel Malloy.
Christie generated headlines and a YouTube video when he defended California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman against a heckler who was close to the stage.
Our colleague, Rick Green, has details at http://blogs.courant.com/rick_green/2010/10/chris-christie-coming-to-help.html