Posted on 11/11/2013 5:26:55 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Democrats insist they can thwart Chris Christie (R) if he seeks the White House in 2016, despite the broad appeal he showed in winning reelection last week.
Even though the New Jersey governor secured more than 60 percent of the votes against state Sen. Barbara Buono (D), Democratic strategists in the Garden State and beyond believe he has vulnerabilities they could exploit in a national election.
Above all, they assert that Christies famously combative style could result in a loss of self-control during the heat of a presidential campaign.
Steve Elmendorf, who served as deputy campaign manager for then-Sen. John Kerrys 2004 presidential bid, said Christie has a conflict between appearing authentic and becoming unhinged.
People like the fact that he gets angry and yells at people sometimes. But they dont want their next president to be unhinged.
Christies combative tendencies were on display during the gubernatorial campaign, and his supporters point out that they did not do him much harm.
It was widely reported that the governor told a female public school teacher who criticized him at a campaign stop, Im tired of you people. A photo of Christie jabbing his finger at the teacher went viral on social media.
Christie denied using the words reported but did not dispute that it was a tense exchange. By his account, the woman asked him why he referred to public schools as failure factories, and he replied, Because they are. He also insisted, What I said was, Its never enough for you people. No matter how much money I give, its never enough for you people.(continued)
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I liked Santorum and sent $100.
Never did get that sweater vest.
I didn't say that; I was simply pointing out that the statement "a squishy Republican Presidential candidate always loses" is incorrect on its face.
A talk show host here in the Denver area has posited that he will never again see a Republican president in his lifetime.
He may well be right.
My estimates of his chances:
Winning the nomination: 75% Winning the Presidency: 10%
It's always possible, of course. But a replay of 2012 is much more likely. A number of true conservatives will enter the primaries and split the vote. The GOPlite will win the nomination.
Having said that, any GOPlite is better than the lib alternative.
May be not to the same extent, but I am done with the Bushes for sure. GWB was a huge disappointment. I honestly do not know much about Christie and how he is governing in NJ.
I believe that person should be Herman Cain. Santorum for VP again.
Nope!
Santorum is just another big govt liberal RINO establishment leftist who is pro-life - i.e. another GWB disaster.
Cain is not presidential material.
Get on Cruz control - Palin for VP. They are our only hope to save America from the leftwing communists.
We need only ONE strong conservative to avoid splitting the primaries and we get another McCain & Romney liberal - i.e. Krispy Creme Christy.
We should be identifying a Governor to push in the R party. Governors trump Senators most of the time.
My “Party” is American Conservatism.
I always vote for the most conservative candidate.
I don’t have tantrums, stay home and let the communists win, just because my first choice didn’t win.
I also only donate to true conservatives, directly.
Normally I would agree but we have one last shot to save America.
We need 1 individual who “gets it” - i.e. knows the path to recovery is following the Constitution and can articulate that “radical” idea effectively.
There’s no doubt Cruz is the person and the leftists know that and why they are focusing their attack machine on Cruz.
If you watch & listen, the marxists will always tell us who they fear the most.
It’s Cruz....and Palin.
/johnny
I didn’t say that; I was simply pointing out that the statement “a squishy Republican Presidential candidate always loses” is incorrect on its face.
got it..
First, Pro-Life is NOT liberal.
Second, if you believe the path to a more conservative government, is to sit out the vote in protest, to “teach them a lesson”, then YOU are part of the problem.
/johnny
Correct. Just not by Christie.
I’ll vote for the most conservative candidate in every spot on my ballot. If the Republican is a constitutional conservative, that will earn my vote. If the Republican is Chris Christie, he can sit and spin.
Pretty simple.
Palin needs to govern something now for 2 years and she'll do it well,
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