Posted on 08/16/2013 12:56:28 PM PDT by drewh
Christie joins Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul as newbies in the top tier along with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, according to the school's "Crystal Ball" predictors Larry Sabato and Kyle Kondik. They report that the recent philosophical battle between Paul and Christie sets up a rare political clash over the direction of the party, and has the result of taking the steam out of Rubio's climb to the top of potential GOP presidential candidates.
More surprising: They report hearing "faint whispers" from some Democrats, especially supporters of President Obama, who are eager to move beyond Hillary Clinton to a new candidate in 2016. Their choice: Recently-elected Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
We continue to hear faint whispers of opposition to Clinton among some Democrats, particularly among the party's young, Obama-supporting activists. Warren, who has a notably liberal background and who could have the same glass-ceiling shattering effect as Clinton if nominated, is the obvious person to challenge Clinton, if she wanted to. The grassroots on the left would find her an attractive alternative if Clinton is once again viewed as too establishment, or if Bill becomes controversial again -- always a possibility. So we're moving Warren up a notch on our Democratic presidential list," said Kondik and Sabato.
The UVa. team has had Walker in the top tier for a while, believing that he is known as an activist conservative governor who fought and won against unions. "In the event of a Paul-Christie duel (or a battle among others) for the soul of the Republican Party, Walker could present himself as a consensus choice whose nomination would avert a GOP identity crisis," they said.
Other changes in their rankings include moving Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum up a notch to the second tier of Republican candidates.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
On the Commie side, gee who to choose from, between a murderer and a fake Indian..gee decisions decisions
Christie is about as likely to jump as a elephant.
Oohh ooh we could have our first Native American fauxcahontas President
Doesn’t matter which Republican is nominated, or which candidate you do or do not vote for.
Until and unless there is a massive upheaval of some kind, there will be a liberal Democrat in the White House.
Great choice. I don’t know which would be funnier to lampoon!
The faux indian or hitlery. The cartoons will be hilarious!
It says a lot about the current state of American politics AND the media when Elizabeth Warren is considered a legitimate “serious” candidate for POTUS while Sarah Palin is looked upon as an “unserious” extremist.
If the GOP manages to engineer a Christie nomination then the party will split. Christie has did some good things in NJ but he has one party and it is himself.
Elephants can jump. They choose not to because it leads to foot problems.
Christie knows or should know that he is not a viable candidate. He is content to screw up an already screwed up state. He has told us this before. It was flattering to him to be mentioned in the last election but he knows that it “ain’t gonna happen” again.
Rubio is toast. Amnesty is his hamartia.
Our Nation’s hamartia is sitting in the White Hut.
It will be Hillary in 2016. She has been waiting for this moment since she first went out with Bill.
Soon we will hear the chant “first woman president”. Feminazis will come out from under their rocks and campaign for her. The media will create a new personality that even her mother wouldn’t recognize.
Warren will put up a challenge just to make Hillary look reasonable.
Agree. And, sadly, it seems there’s little chance that the ‘current state’ of our politics and media will change in the foreseeable future.
Back atcha. But ... way too many (IF he i nominated, a HUGE IF) will do the old “hold their nose and vote for him”. And then they will wonder why we keep getting these horrible candidates. They don’t care if you hold your nose, they just care if you vote. They all count the same.
The only living thing on Earth full of more shit than a herd of overfed cows is Larry Sabato.
Do me a favor. Change your stupid tagline. I don’t want somebody in my foxhole whose motto is “We are doomed.” Try these:
* Kill the f’n Muslim terrorists.
* I fart in Mohammed’s face.
* If I owned a blimp, it would look like Hillary.
Semper fi, buddy.
I encourage Elizabeth Warren to run... I love hen fights.
Get a grip. The only reason that there is a commie in the white house is because we keep running a commie-lite.
Reality check, pal.
The reason we have a commie in the White House has nothing to do with who the Republican nominee was; it’s the fact that we have a lazy, ignorant, welfare-dependent electorate clustered in the major population centers, AND THEY DON’T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT BELT-TIGHTENING, RESPONSIBILITY OR FOUNDING PRINCIPLES. All they want to know is, are you going to keep the fiesta going? To which the Democrats will always answer, “Hell, yes!”
I defy you to identify ANY potential Republican or third-party candidate who could possibly defeat ANY Democratic presidential nominee in 2016. Go ahead, name just ONE.
Listen to me carefully:
Nobody who thinks likes you and I do has a snowball’s chance in hell of getting elected president in this country, anymore.
Congress, though, is another matter.
No Christie for me, thanks. He’s in my bottom tier.
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