New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took
his demotion from the main debate stage in stride after Thursday's announcement by Fox Business Network.
The link is to the viral video of Christie talking about his successful friend who hit bottom after becoming addicted to prescription pain killers.
Christie had been on the main stage of the first three GOP presidential debates, but failed to garner an average of 2.5 percent in four polls used by Fox Business and The Wall Street Journal to determine who would be on the main stage.
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