Posted on 12/02/2013 10:43:21 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
One is a trusted friend, with decades of national campaign experience. Another is a media consultant who worked on six of the last seven presidential races. Then theres a trio of strategy and communications experts who have been together since George W. Bushs 2004 run for the White House. What they have in common are deep-seated relationships with Governor Christie and connections that reach across the country. They form the nucleus of a political team so tight and loyal to the governor, that its difficult to get them to talk about anything even their success in helping him win twice in a blue state.
When Christie decided to leave the U.S. Attorneys Office and run for governor four years ago, he was able to quickly establish this team through existing relationships and connections they had to New Jersey. They were with him again this year when he broke records in securing a second term, and theyre viewed as people he will turn to if he runs for president.
With the governor winning more than 60 percent of the vote in a state dominated by Democrats including a majority of Hispanics and women speculation that Christie plans to run in 2016 has swelled. Every time he meets with a deep-pocketed donor or someone who worked on a presidential campaign, or appears on Sunday news shows, he makes headlines.
Steve Schmidt, a senior adviser to Arizona Sen. John McCains 2008 presidential campaign, said Christie has an A-list campaign team if he seeks the White House. It consists of Bill Palatucci, a longtime friend and one of Christies closest advisers; campaign strategist Mike DuHaime; campaign manager Bill Stepien; communications director Maria Comella; and ad man Russ Schriefer.
Christie also has the benefit of being chairman of the Republican Governors Association....
(Excerpt) Read more at northjersey.com ...
The conclusion I came to easily after the last election fiasco 2012 is that Romney won the primary because he had no real opponents.
Bachman, Perry, Cain, Santurum, and Newt were all weak candidates a number of them with serious flaws.
Perry was the only one one had a decent resume for that job ( required to convince Republicans he was electable ) and he couldn't handle the debates.
And the debates themselves were a freak show. They all claimed they would veto spending cuts if they were attached to any tax increase even one tenth the amount of the cuts.
And they spent most of the primary beating up on each other and sucking up to Romney.
Want to beat the establishment candidates ? Then it takes a real opposition candidate. Someone who can challenge a Romney or Christie with 'I can do that job'
I bet you wont hear that on talk radio. A talk radio host wanna-bee is not going to do it. Not even if we post 'I would vote for him/her' over and over.
I think the article meant run for White Castle.
Romney was the only one left standing, but he was also the chosen candidate by the opposition, AKA the mainstream media in concert with the GOPeas they are now doing with KrispyKreme.
The press did not have to lift a glove against Romney in the primaries because Republicans do their own maiming so well and they wanted to save their best ammo for the main event.
With the exception of Perry, who graciously committed Hari Kari, Cain, Bachmand and Newt were viciously attacked by the press when they took the lead. (Santorum was never a front runner) The entire process was designed to mortally wound any conservative candidate. It was hardly a shock that the (GOPe) chosen one walks through unscathed.
What do you mean "if he runs"? He already is.
Both Perry and Cain self destructed,
That left Santurum and Newt who were almost designed to lose.
Santurum left his Senate seat booted by PA voters, then went to FNC.
and Newt left his House Speaker job resigning it because of all kinds of personal and professional problems, then went to FNC. He has too many problems+past baggage to list in this comment.
That goes back to my point. Romney had no real opposition last year.
Cain did not self-destructat least not initially. He was the target of a well executed attack. I will admit that this ultimately resulted his untimely, if self-inflicted, destruction. :)
My main point was Romney was no better than any of them. He won by default, and then he abandoned the race to Obamajust as the GOPe desired.
The best A list campaign team on the planet is worthless if the candidate they’re running is hated by the people who they need to convince to vote for him.
There’s no chance - zero - of Christie getting the nomination. Even in a brokered convention scenario.
He might make a good Secretary of Something Unimportant in a future GOP Administration. If there is one ...
My point is that unless real candidates are willing to step up and challenge the GOPe Romney types then history will keep repeating itself.
Lots of GOP primary voters pick them because they look electable and they see no alternatives. (Romney's resume was weak but not as weak as the others)
The more the GOP loses the more this is re-enforced in their minds.
So knock out Christie and the others with a real candidate
I thought Cain was fun at first (the others were so bleak I guess) but looking back I can see he wasnt a real candidate at all, he was a caricature of one.
In fact he seemed to like Romney.
He had zero chance of winning the primary.
In the end when that last woman came out that he had paid for being just ‘friends’ and not telling his wife about it and pulled out it left him with zero credibility.
I cannot coun the number of times I asked my wife, “this is the best they can do?”
Cain appeared to be a genuine person, and that was enough to set him apart from the group. I agree he had no chance, but stranger things have happened. People are not logical animals...
Cain was definitely likable and I been watching Cavuto daily for about a decade and Cain was a regular guest so I liked him. And that small business background seemed nice too contrary to Romney.
But the fact is he never held an elected office and when asked typical candidate questions he would respond with jokes.
Looking back I can see it was just wishful thinking that he would beat Romney in primary. Actually it was desperate thinking.
Given all the others with their problems I dont see where they had any better chance than he did to beat Obama.
Certainly Romney had lots of weaknesses to begin with (what did he run on again?) and then the primary made it even more difficult for him to beat Obama, Obama didnt have one of those.
Romney's theme was like 'I ran a business. I will cut taxes, drill some oil, cut some unspecified spending, some change to medicare effective 2022 and you all will get great jobs'
Yes, when the very sexual, very tight, “His Rickness” imploded, failure was insured.
Exactly. The view from the back of the bus sucks. Either we drive it this time, or we get a new bus.
Clearly not.
Those other losers and light-weights had no better chance of winning than Romney did.
It looks like that group was just looking for TV air-time and not really opposing Romney either.
A perfect sign that disaster was coming was when Wallace asked them all if they would accept spending cuts if they were attached to 1/10 of the $$$ amount in tax increase (10 in cuts to 1 in taxes) and they all lied on stage and said they would reject that deal, because that's what they thought the audience wanted to hear.
Romney lied his way through the primary, but the others were not serious.
Perfect example, Newt. Definitely not a serious candidate.
Gingrich Earned Twice As Much As Previously Disclosed From Ethanol Lobbying Group
Christie and Walker are both pro-amnesty.
Which ends any consideration of them on my part.
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