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Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat, LEFT, with former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman at the Monmouth County GOP Headquarters in Freehold, NJ

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Gov. Chris Christie's endorsement of Donald Trump is giving many people in New Jersey indigestion, but none more than former Gov. Christie Whitman, a Republican who has watched in horror as her party drifted rightward for the last decade.

I have a full column on Christie's shameless stunt coming tomorrow, but I wanted to share Whitman's quotes right away.

First, she says she's planning to vote for Hillary Clinton if Trump gets the nod. She's keeping her options open, in case we find out something new and horrible about Hillary. But that's her plan now:

"You'll see a lot of Republicans do that," Whitman told me. "We don't want to. But I know I won't vote for Trump."

The real juice came when I asked her about Christie's move:

"I am ashamed that Christie would endorse anyone who has employed the kind of hate mongering and racism that Trump has," she said. "I would have thought being from a diverse state would have given him more awareness and compassion."

Right on, governor.

I've had my problems with Whitman over the years, but she's a decent human being, and more progressive than people give her credit for. For example, she created the state's first earned income tax credit for the working poor, which many people have forgotten, but which is a big deal.

And she's letting it rip here, showing that she puts the nation's interest above the party.

Look for the full column on Christie's move tomorrow morning.

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