[PieterCasparzen]

Christie has no support from the conservative core, ergo, he will have much more difficulty winning the nomination than his supporters think.

And there is a good possibility he would lose to Obama in a general election.

Unions across the nation would turn out in droves to vote against him.

Most substantial conservatives would be hard pressed to be motivated to get out to vote for him because his establishment viewpoints and compromising style would produce policies that worked against conservatism just about as much as Obama has.

Very conservative people would view his winning the Republican primary as an indication that the Republican party was tone deaf as to conservative values. It would also make a third party probably take shape, as conservatives would begin to leave the Republican party that deserted them.

IMHO...

[Tennessean4Bush]

Christie has no support from the conservative core

Baloney. He has lots of conservative support and appeal. He will not get the nomination with some of his opinions, but you could say that about anyone. Anyone.

And there is a good possibility he would lose to Obama in a general election.

Baloney. As long as the GOP candidate does not blow bubbles with his drool he will win the Presidency.

Most substantial conservatives would be hard pressed to be motivated to get out to vote for him because his establishment viewpoints and compromising style would produce policies that worked against conservatism just about as much as Obama has.

LOL! Are we talking about the same guy?

Unions across the nation would turn out in droves to vote against him.

Yeah, and the unions will stay at home for the other GOP candidates? Give me a break! Regardless of who the GOP nominates, the unions will turn out in droves to vote against him. If the GOP nominated Olympia Snowe they would paint her as the devil incarnate and turn out in droves to vote against her.