“I, for one, would not be surprised if Chris Christie left the Republican Party to become a dem or independent.”
He won’t do that; he represents the English-speaking taxpayers of NJ, and will continue in that role for as long as he wants. As an employable straight white guy, he is the natural enemy of Dems; as an independent he would lose what Republican machine is in place in NJ.
...then call it wishful thinking on my part.