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Apparently not everybody agreed with yesterday's Star-Ledger endorsement of Gov. Chris Christie.

Upon arriving at their Morristown headquarters this morning, NJ.com employees were greeted with a chalk message at the front door showing just how unhappy some supporters of Christie's opponent, Democrat Barbara Buono really were.

"After making a solid case that Christie is a failure, Tom Moran endorses the governor," the message read. "This may be the worst political endorsement in history." The scrawled missive was followed by the hashtag "#Buono4Gov."

Moran of course is the Star-edger's editorial page editor and is one vote in the endorsement process. In the endorsement the paper's editorial board, called the governor "the most remarkable political talent America has seen since Bill Clinton."

But the endorsement then goes on to say that Christie's achievements are underwhelming, critiquing even his signature successes with words like "weak" "wrong" and fraudulent.

Even more harsh than the paper's criticism of Christie was its treatment of Buono.

Despite reservations and a continued snub from Christie, the paper wrote, the board gave the nod to the incumbent.

"But our endorsement goes to Christie, despite the deep reservations," the paper concluded. "He has refused to speak with The Star-Ledger editorial board for four years, the first governor in either party to do so. But we are shaking off that insult because our duty is to the readers, and our goal is to help them decide which button to push. In her editorial board meeting, Buono simply did not make the case."

Asked about the message from a Buono supporter, Star-Ledger editor Kevin Whitmer said comments like those are part of the point.

"We obviously welcome any and all dissent," said Whitmer, who does not sit on the paper's editorial board. "

I've read with great interest a lot of the stuff that has been in the comments attached to the endorsement. That's what we want. If we get to a place where we write an endorsement and everyone agrees we have bigger problems than we thought."

Whitmer said the editorial board felt a duty to endorse in the race and didn't take the endorsement or the reasoning behind it lightly.

"I hope people go back and read it and peel it and let it soak in and absorb some of the larger points. It's a nuanced well reasoned endorsement that speaks to a lot of issues about both to Christie and Buono," he said.