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It was the GOP moneyed elites that tried to persuade Christie to run. I don't believe for a moment he was being pushed as the antidote to Romney as much as he was to make it a Romney vs. Christie primary, squeezing out everyone else as irrelevant. Establishment Republicans would be happy with either one.

The GOP elites also include the media types (excluding Rush, Sean and Mark) telling us who can and can't be elected.

The GOP elites were equally successful in Delaware and Nevada by NOT supporting the Republican candidates.

You are right that the numbers count in the end, but who has the bigger bullhorn and influence with the lame stream media? They want to hold their power and will trash any threat. We have to do our part, and that may be telling them to go to hell at some point.

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It was the GOP moneyed elites that tried to persuade Christie to run.

I don't see it. Northeasterners wanted somebody from their part of the country in the race.

I guess it's easier to typecast or stereotype people from the New York area as moneyed Wall Streeters, but Christie isn't really that kind of person, and I doubt plutocrats were any more in his corner than in any other candidates.

P.S. Good post, notary.