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Chris Christie Extremely Unpopular w/Working Class Republicans
Frontpage Magazine ^ | October 11, 2014 | Daniel Greenfield

Posted on 10/11/2014 4:05:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Turning out the working class white vote is crucial for the Republicans in 2016. Some are touting Chris Christie as the solution, but the Marsist-McClatchy poll suggests otherwise.

Christie gets 17% of the vote for the $50,000 and over group among Republicans and those who lean that way, but only 5% for the $50,000 and unders. Those are extremely striking and shocking numbers. Christie is well known, especially after Sandy, so this can’t be a name recognition issue.

It’s not a RINO issue either.

Jeb Bush is at 18% among the under $50,000 and as 12% among the over $50,000. Again something that needs to be looked at. It might be the association with George W. Bush, but there might be some part of his message that his opponents might consider adapting for their own use.

Ted Cruz does twice as well among the under 50K and doesn’t even register among the over 50K. Again not surprising....

(Excerpt) Read more at frontpagemag.com ...


TOPICS: Florida; New Jersey; Texas; Campaign News; Issues; Parties; Polls
KEYWORDS: 2016; bush; chrischristie; jebbush; krispykreme; newjersey; polls; tedcruz
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To: SoConPubbie
And so your theory is "authentic conservatives" lead the leftard President on one slobbering photo-op after another in the critical 72 hours before his re-election?

The thought process of wishful thinking is always interesting.

21 posted on 10/11/2014 4:39:26 PM PDT by FredZarguna (His first name is 'Unarmed,' and his given middle name is 'Teenager.')
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To: sagar
“Working Class Republicans” is a class warfare term. It implies that only poor people (those who are paycheck-to-paycheck) are “working”.

I'm sick to death of the terms "working families" and "working Americans." As soon as I hear that buzzword, I tune out. (note to any conservative pols out there!)

22 posted on 10/11/2014 4:40:23 PM PDT by workerbee (The President of the United States is PUBLIC ENEMY #1)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Christie is unpopular with anyone born with a brain or spine.


23 posted on 10/11/2014 4:47:16 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Turning out the working class white vote is crucial for the Republicans in 2016. Some are touting Chris Christie as the solution

*gag* A sure fire loser. "Some" are imbeciles if they think this.

24 posted on 10/11/2014 4:51:02 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Christy reminds working class folks of an a-hole boss.


25 posted on 10/11/2014 4:52:27 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This guy put $250 million (corporate welfare? cronyism?) into a casino that the developer didn’t even think was worth completing and didn’t stay open but a year or two.

He can’t even pretend to be a fiscal conservative, so what is the selling point exactly??


26 posted on 10/11/2014 4:53:08 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What is Christie went on Oprah or more likely Sean Hannity, and confessed; ‘Yes, I screwed up Mitt’s chances at the 11th hour of the Election Cycle in order to curry favor with Obama. Why? Because I didn’t think the Media would allow Mitt to win anyway, plus Mitt did not make any promises to me in case matters like ‘BridgeGate’’began to unravel. Both Mitt and Ann say they have forgiven me. Why can’t the Gee-Dee Tea Party let this go? Is there really no compassion on the right?”


27 posted on 10/11/2014 5:12:53 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; All
"Ted Cruz does twice as well among the under 50K and doesn’t even register among the over 50K."

If the referenced poll concerns Republican "patriot" voters then the disturbing aspect of Sen. Cruz's popularity is the following imo. Many middle class patriots evidently still have not been brought up to speed on to the federal government's constitutionally limited powers and associated limited power to lay taxes.

After all, one of the very few powers that the states have delegated to the feds to regulate intrastate commerce on a near daily basis is the US Mail Service, evidenced by the Constituton's Clause 7 of Section 8 of Article I. But is the quality of the US Mail Service really a major concern of conservative patriots?

So do conservative, middle-class patriots still regard constitutionally indefensible federal taxing and spending programs as a way to make their lives a little bit easier?

28 posted on 10/11/2014 5:16:45 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Fat boi was never going anywhere. When he slipped Soetoro the tongue while begging for Sandy cash, he screwed the pooch.


29 posted on 10/11/2014 5:19:04 PM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Roberts has perverted the Constitution)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
When he all but performed fellatio upon Obama, genuflected toward him and fawned with him is when I knew we had another RINO sellout.
30 posted on 10/11/2014 5:36:04 PM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m still puzzled by the results of this poll so I searched out another story on it, I’m just as puzzled. I also read the link at the frontpage magazine.

Of course it is very very early but note the last paragraph per McClatchy Marist Poll:

“There continues to be no clear front-runner in the race for the 2016 Republican nomination. Bush has 15% to 13% each for Paul and Ryan. Christie garners 12% while Texas Governor Rick Perry has 7%. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, 6%, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, 4%, and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, 4%, follow. Former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, 3%, and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, 3%, round out the list. 21% of Republicans and Republican leaning independents nationally are undecided.” - See more at: http://maristpoll.marist.edu/106-clinton-outpaces-democratic-opponents-bests-gop-in-general-election-bid/#sthash.p1ZsN0dc.dpuf

A lot of this is name-recognition. I’m surprised somewhat by the numbers.


31 posted on 10/11/2014 6:35:03 PM PDT by BeadCounter
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Turning out the working class white vote is crucial for the Republicans in 2016. Some are touting Chris Christie as the solution, but the Marsist-McClatchy poll suggests otherwise.
MY estimation of the working class just went up by a massive amount.


32 posted on 10/11/2014 7:15:49 PM PDT by contrarian (Krispy is done gone krispy)
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To: workerbee

When the Left refers to “working families” or “working Americans” the people they are referring to do not work, they collect from the taxpayer.


33 posted on 10/11/2014 8:21:12 PM PDT by gusty
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To: FredZarguna
And so your theory is "authentic conservatives" lead the leftard President on one slobbering photo-op after another in the critical 72 hours before his re-election?
The thought process of wishful thinking is always interesting.


Sorry, it may just be me, but that post didn't make one bit of sense.

Care to re-phrase and re-post?
34 posted on 10/12/2014 1:48:20 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie

No, I’m not really responsible for your remedial education.


35 posted on 10/12/2014 2:15:41 PM PDT by FredZarguna (His first name is 'Unarmed,' and his given middle name is 'Teenager.')
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To: FredZarguna
No, I’m not really responsible for your remedial education.

I'll take that as "I didn't really have an intelligent point to make, so I'll punt".
36 posted on 10/12/2014 3:50:58 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: SoConPubbie
My point is quite obvious to any person of even modest capacity. You have no reply to the fact that yerboy gave 0bama one slobbering photo-op after another in the critical hours before the election, so you want to pretend to be obtuse [Or else you're really just plain stupid.]

Either way, I'm not interested in engaging.

37 posted on 10/12/2014 3:53:42 PM PDT by FredZarguna (His first name is 'Unarmed,' and his given middle name is 'Teenager.')
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To: FredZarguna
My point is quite obvious to any person of even modest capacity. You have no reply to the fact that yerboy gave 0bama one slobbering photo-op after another in the critical hours before the election, so you want to pretend to be obtuse [Or else you're really just plain stupid.] Either way, I'm not interested in engaging.

Like I said, no intelligent point to make, or you are expecting everyone to be mind readers. How you got to this point in responding to my original post is beyond me.
38 posted on 10/12/2014 4:00:10 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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