Chris Christie on plummeting popularity: 'I am far, far from finished with my career'

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) on Wednesday brushed off the suggestion that his dismal public perception will doom his presidential ambitions.

"I don't know, and neither do you," Christie said in an interview with NBC when asked if his 'moment passed.' "We'll see."

"I'm fine with exactly where I am right now 'cause I haven't changed," he added. "All that other stuff is artificial until the game really begins — and the game hasn't even come close to beginning."

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Christie, who once appeared to be the de facto frontrunner in the early going of the 2016 race, has seen his popularity dwindle over the past year following Bridgegate. He now polls in the mid-single digits in surveys of the GOP field. —Jon Terbush