Dem donors give big to Chris Christie Big national Democratic donors are showing their support for the Republican governor

Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., has seen an influx of cash from big donors that typically donate to Democrats -- including from a hedge fund run by George Soros and major Obama donors -- according to records reviewed by the New Jersey Star-Ledger.

A few of the donors, from the Star-Ledger:

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• John Doerr, a top Democratic fundraiser and venture capitalist in California, sent Christie the maximum $3,800 donation for the Republican primary this year. So did his wife. Federal records show the couple has given more than $1.2 million to national Democrats since 1997. • Tim Mullen, a Chicago investor who gave more than $100,000 to [Rahm] Emanuel’s campaign for mayor in 2011 and bundled from $200,000 to $500,000 for Obama in 2008, has also sent Christie a maximum donation, as has his wife Alice. Mullen was already a Christie donor in 2009, state records show.

According to the records, Christie has raised a total of around $6.6 million, while his Democratic challenger Barbara Buono has brought in around $2.3 million.

Buono has been consistently trailing Christie by at least 20 points, while Christie has enjoyed strong approval ratings, most recently in the 70 percent range, since Hurricane Sandy.