Posted on 08/28/2013 10:04:43 AM PDT by COBOL2Java
With three months to go before he faces voters in his quest for another term as governor, the rotund Republican looks poised to run away with a double-digit victory that could build momentum for a 2016 presidential bid.
“It is vital for Gov. Christie to run up a big margin in order to make his story work,” said Charlie Gerow, an American Conservative Union member and CEO of Pennsylvania-based Quantum Communications. “Without a big margin, the story is far less powerful. But if he is successful, the story for Chris Christie is, ‘I am a Republican that not only can win in a very blue state, but I am able to win convincingly and handily in a very blue state.’”
New Jersey last went for a Republican presidential candidate in 1988. Since then, no Republican has won 50 percent of the vote in a statewide election, not even Mr. Christie, who was elected governor in 2009 with 49 percent of the vote.
“If he has big numbers, Republican leaders from around the country will have to look and say, ‘What he does works electorally,’” Mr. Gerow said.
Others say Mr. Christie doesn’t even have to win big; simply winning is good enough.
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I won’t vote for another moderate Bush either. Nothing conservative about either one of them either.
And I’m through with the GOP if they allow this a$$clown to poison the pool of acceptable candidates....
We said the same thing about Dole, McCain, and Romney....
We were right, but that didn’t slow down the GOPe any.
Putin’s at least as eligible as the current pResident...
I want Christie Kreme to be the RINO nominee. Cruz will destroy him.
Rand, Palin, Cruz, West, Gowdy, Nugent....
We have a plethora of options. No need to go with the “electable” RINO...
Agreed. If I lived in NJ I’d vote for Buono, so Krispie’s presidential aspirations are destroyed.
you can travel to Iowa to campaign. Report back to us, please.
He looks like a fat sissy!
I think people are confusing Chris Christie with Tony Soprano!
Doesn't matter. Lesser evil is still evil. My vote must be earned. If we are doomed anyway I might vote for her Thighness just to tweak Tokyo Rove.
Romney and McCain did not attack House Republicans and the GOP base as much as Christie has.
I’m hoping some of those are sarcasm:
Rand - I do like his ideals. The best of your list.
Palin - No. Not now. Not never. Don’t see her as serious candidate.
Cruz - Doubtful eligibility.
Gowdy - To unknown outside of SC
Nugent - ????? really ?????
of course the establishment is almost as bad
Jeb Bush - no more please
I think the primaries will feature Christie (who I believe may be a stronger candidate than is given credit for), Paul, potentially Kaishich(sp), Jindal, Perry, and maybe Walker or Scott.
Honestly I would prefer someone from the governor ranks with executive experience and completed a full term.
The next Mitt Romney.
"Chris Christie rolling to reelection.
Exactly! And once he's the candidate, all the GOP-e flying monkeys will conduct their quadrennial campaign to post on FreeRepublic and impugn all of us who refuse to vote for their latest loser.
Nugent. Yes. Really.
I’m a gun nut. Uncle Ted isn’t a Pope for folks like me... But he’d probably make Bishop.
And yes, i still like Palin too.
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