MSNBC host Rachel Maddow mocked The Star-Ledger's endorsement of Gov. Chris Christie on her show today.

After chiding the governor for spending $24 million to hold a special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant after the death of Frank Lautenberg three weeks before the general election, Maddow began reading excerpts of the the Ledger's endorsement of Christie. The newspaper's editorial board pointed out a long list of his perceived failures but still said Christie is a better choice than Democratic state senator Barbara Buono.

"We hate him but it's all you got, New Jersey," the 40-year-old commentator said sarcastically of the endorsement toward the end of the three-and-a-half minute segment. "It's one thing to damn him with faint praise. This is praising with robust damnation. This is the weirdest newspaper endorsement I have ever seen. What a truly bizarre decision."

Maddow also mentioned how a Buono supporter scrawled a message in chalk outside NJ.com's Morristown offices on Monday, calling the Ledger's decision "the worst political endorsement in history." The Star-Ledger's offices are in Newark, not Morristown, though.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker defeated Republican Steve Lonegan in last week's special U.S. Senate election. Christie is comfortably ahead of Buono according to every poll heading into the Nov. 5 gubernatorial election.

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