Posted on 06/15/2013 12:29:56 PM PDT by Innovative
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie declined an invitation to attend a major gathering of social conservatives this week in Washington, opting instead to make a high-profile appearance at a forum organized by former President Bill Clinton in Chicago.
Christie's decision was hardly a bombshell: Up for re-election in November in a Democratic-leaning state, the governor can hardly afford to be seen courting Christian conservatives and sharing a stage with divisive figures like Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain.
But his absence was a sore point for many conservative activists who traveled to the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" conference to see a bumper crop of GOP stars, including would-be presidential candidates like Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
But there is harder evidence that Christie has problems with Republicans outside of New Jersey. A Gallup poll released earlier this month pegged Christie's approval rating among national Republicans at just 58 percent, and almost a quarter of Republicans view him unfavorably.
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Is he going to be set up to be the Republican nominee, to make sure Hillary wins in 2016?
Repair work? The car is totaled!
Once a trigger is pulled you cannot recall or make amends for the bullet.
A good many conservatives are just as aware as your average democrat.
hildabeast/christie 2016
And are there any “divisive” liberals out there?
like
True. I’ve found that fiscal conservatives are seldom able to resist socialist impulses with no socially conservative anchor.
“hildabeast/christie 2016”
More like Hillary (D) vs Christie (pretend R) in 2016 — which of course will ensure President Hillary for the next 8 years.
After 8 years of Obama and 8 years of Hillary there isn’t going to be a USA left, as we know it...
To be “liked” by you is a true honor, sir :)
Yeah. Like St. Jude is his only hope.
Christie revealed the dick he is the first time he publicly ridiculed Palin.
You’re not calling him a boat anchor are you? Actually he’s like a boat with no compass. He’s just a guy who is tight with money and has no real moral principles.
no way -— no how
No, he’s a full on liberal. I’m simply stating that there is no such thing as a fiscal conservative. Its the whole package or not at all.
exactly... i liked him as much as i could like a liberal Republican.. i liked what he said when he campaigned for Romney in Virginia... but since
Sandy and the months that followed, i am done with him... he can do nothing to bring me to support him... he is a pig, imo...
I sincerely doubt that. In fact, I bet his absence was a relief.
I agree with you. I think there are a number of freepers here who might disagree. But I agree with you completely. The guy who says he’s fiscally conservative but not concerned with the moral issues that plague our country.... is just a guy who is tight with his money. In my opinion.
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