Posted on 06/14/2013 2:21:38 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is walking a political tightrope as he charts his future, trying to balance his re-election campaign in a Democratic-leaning state with a potential presidential bid aimed at winning over Republicans.
His latest challenge: appearing with former President Bill Clinton in Chicago at the risk of alienating religious conservatives being wooed in Washington by other potential GOP presidential candidates.
Christie has pitched himself as a pragmatic, bipartisan leader as he seeks a second term as governor this fall.
In Washington the same day, evangelical conservatives gathered for Ralph Reeds annual Faith and Freedom Coalition conference. Republican presidential hopefuls tackled heated issues like abortion and immigrationpolicy debates that may shape the future of the GOP. Activists attending the conference questioned Christies priorities.
Christie avoided the issues completely by not showing up.
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He fell off the tightrope and went splat a long time ago. It was a heckuva mess.
When he lowered the flag to half staff for a drunkin' druggie...that was enough for me.
It takes an AP reporter to think that’s “balancing.”
Was that Rubio I saw next to him?
“Big” men should really think twice before attempting the high wire.
he does better as a jiggler
obese, zer0 felating, RINO, POS.
LOL< So now it’s a balancing act to be standing on the plank way left of center.
It’s so balancing for him to associate with Obama so often. /s
I could easily see Christie switch parties and end up with a Cankles/Fatso ticket in 2016. All kidding aside, they would be unbeatable.
He fell off the tightrope and went splat a long time ago. It was a heckuva mess.
Actually I think his lardness forced the tightrope to the ground and it is now firmly up his A**.
That ain't Chris Christie.
That's Bobby Baccalà from the "Sopranos!"
Ain’t you gonna press the flesh, Pappy? Do some politickin’?
I’ll press your flesh, you dim-witted son’bitch.
Don’t tell your Pappy how to court the electorate. We ain’t one-at-a-timin’ here.
We’re mass communicatin’!
Harden your arteries, Christie.
... dead skunk in the middle of the road
“Webile’s wobble but they don’t fall down”
Let’s pretend... it is 2015 and it is Hillary vs Cruz. Who will Christie back?
Hillary.
For some strange reason, the concept of “press the flesh” and Chris Christie makes my skin crawl. You owe me a few nights’ sleep over that picture.
good grief 2016.
Yikes sorry about that, I see your point.
Thats a quote from Pappy “ Pass the Biscuits” O’Daniel from O Brother where art Thou.
If I remembered how to post pics, the two next to each other would be pretty funny
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