Posted on 02/26/2016 7:28:44 PM PST by gusopol3
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie endorsed Donald Trump's presidential candidacy on Friday in Texas, a stunning development sure to add to the growing sense of inevitability around Trump's bid for the Republican nomination.
The only question anyone was asking in the wake of the endorsement was "why"? Or, more accurately, "WHY??!?" After all, Christie had savaged Trump as unelectable just a few weeks ago. So, why the abrupt about-face?
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Sorry to be a grouch.
Ted is a good senator and quite the contrast to John Cornyn.
I never watched The Apprentice, but it certainly looks like Christie’s in the role of the apprentice, brought to Texas, given the task of knocking Cruz out with the reward of VP:
>>”The Apprentice” is a 15-episode unscripted drama in which 16 candidates from all walks of life, including both Ivy League MBA graduates and street entrepreneurs with no college education, will ENDURE RIGOROUS TASKS EACH WEEK while living together in a hip Manhattan loft apartment. The tasks will test their intelligence, chutzpah and street-smarts. They will face the challenges of living in close quarters and must compete sometimes humorous but always difficult job assignments and will be forced to think outside the box in order to outshine each other to GET TO THE TOP. Upon their arrival to New York City (some for the very first time), the 16 candidates will be rushed over to Trump Tower to meet with Donald Trump, the centerpiece and driving force of this series. After splitting the group into two teams of 8, Trump then issues the first task. Teams will be given time constraints for each task and they will be observed by either Trump himself or members of his staff at every moment along the way. At the conclusion of each task, the winning team will be GRANTED A LAVISH REWARD”<< http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364782/plotsummary
Christie’s a weasel X 4.....
Caving and supporting Rubio...
I've known that at least since the time I saw him with his nose right up Obama's crack. He's a disgusting piece of garbage. Attorney General indeed! Secretary for Blow Jobs would be more his speed.
Have you considered posting this cut an paste comment as a vanity, to save everyone who reads any thread on Christie from skipping over a point that is barely worth making once, if at all?
You re right, I looked it up, and none of the the past 83 AG's ever became POTUS. RFK might had, but...
4 reasons Chris Christie endorsed Donald Trump
1. Cabinet job
2. Cabinet job
3. Cabinet job
4. Cabinet job
Krispy Kreme, the 0bama hugger, is as Establishment as it gets. His endorsement shows that Trump isn’t who he wants you to think he is. he’s just another Establishment RINO.
Only a minority opinion here, but maybe Christie wants to be a Supreme.
VP is frequently a dead-end slot, but a Supreme shapes the country for the rest of his life.
His 2A position is not solid, but other areas look OK.
“1. VP Slot
2. VP Slot
3. VP Slot
4. VP Slot.
That covered it? “
LOL...but I don’t think so. Christie doesn’t offer Trump much on the ticket - given Bridgegate, he won’t be much help in New Jersey, although he certainly could have been without it.
Trump needs a conservative like Cruz to lock-down the base, although Cruz at this point doesn’t have to worry about the minutes running out on his phone. Not sure who that’ll be yet.
Also Christie’s gun control issues would be a HUGE PROBLEM for Trump with the base.
SCOTUS is also getting sent to the attic in many aspects. He seems too loquacious to me for that.
From the article:
1. Christie is a political realist. Anyone not named “Marco Rubio” or “Ted Cruz” can see how this Republican primary race likely ends. And that’s with Trump as the GOP nominee. (The math is close to conclusive.) Why not get on board now with Trump and perhaps reap the rewards (more on that below) rather than continue to fight a battle that looks increasingly unwinnable? Christie, like most successful politicians, is a pragmatist, not an idealist. And, for him, this was the most pragmatic move.
2. Christie wants to be in the vice presidential mix. This is the rapidly congealing conventional wisdom aimed at explaining Christie’s endorsement. And, while I think it’s not the only reason that Christie did what he did, it’s absolutely a factor. Christie is term-limited out as governor of the Garden State in 2017 and clearly would like to keep up a profile on the national stage. By endorsing Trump right now — the real estate mogul is on the verge of seizing a commanding lead on Super Tuesday — Christie puts himself in position to be considered for the national ticket. (I wrote a piece about Trump’s vice presidential list earlier this week; Christie didn’t make the cut then but would now.) And, even if Christie doesn’t wind up as the VP pick, he’d likely be in line for a Cabinet post — attorney general? — in a Trump administration.
3. Christie hates Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. Throughout the campaign, you could see Christie’s resentment toward Marco Rubio building. The New Jersey governor viewed the Florida senator as a central-casting candidate who always said the right things and looked the right way, but, when you scratched the surface, you found nothing there. Christie’s famous/infamous takedown of Rubio in the New Hampshire debate just before that state’s primary was a culmination of that anger.
As for Cruz, Christie views him as the epitome of everything that’s wrong with politics — a guy who made his name by obstructing things in Washington. Plus, Cruz’s out-front social conservatism makes him a mismatch for Christie.
If you think there are only three candidates who have any chance at all of being the nominee and you actively don’t like two of them, then you are left with Donald Trump.
4. Christie has a personal relationship with Trump. In announcing his endorsement, Christie noted that he has known Trump for a number of years and that the two men have worked together effectively in the past. Makes sense. As the governor of New Jersey, Christie likely had more interactions with Trump than anyone else who is running (or did run) for the Republican nomination. “Donald Trump is someone who when he makes a promise, he keeps it,” Christie said. “No one is going to get inside this guy’s head. There is no better fighter than Donald Trump.” That’s standard political rhetoric but slightly more believable from Christie than from most politicians regarding Trump.
Sessions?
“...as we saw with Christie and Obama, Christie is a suck up.”
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My thoughts as well.
...he did meet with Sessions. That would be an OUTSTANDING CHOICE for him, and it would bring back the Cruz supporters and the rest of the base.
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