As Christie Launches, ABC Hypes His Unpopularity; Forgets Exoneration

[See NewsBusters for more.] ABC's Good Morning America on Tuesday used Chris Christie's presidential announcement as an opportunity to remind viewers just how unpopular the Republican is. Yet, co-anchor George Stephanopoulos and guest Matt Dowd ignored the fact that Christie was ultimately cleared for Bridgegate, the main reason for his faltering polling. CBS and NBC mentioned the scandal, but not the clearing of the governor.  Stephanopoulos lamented, "Boy, if this had been two years ago he would have been at the top of the field but starts according to our polling underwater." Dowd hypothesized, "My guess is what he's thinking it's going to be a game of Survivor which is he's the last person standing in the race after everybody else falls away."