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Look to Cruz, Not to Christie
American Spectator ^ | November 6, 2013 | George Neumayr

Posted on 11/06/2013 5:28:15 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

Arnold Schwarzenegger won re-election handily in 2006, defeating his hapless opponent Phil Angelides by a 56% to 38.9% margin. Yet this sizable win was a meaningless victory for the GOP. Similarly, Chris Christie’s thumping victory on Tuesday night over an equally forgettable candidate contains almost no national meaning, save that Chris Christie is good for Chris Christie. Like Schwarzenegger, Christie cruised to re-election not as a real Republican but as a preening non-partisan moderate. Like Schwarzenegger, Christie’s popularity hasn’t translated into any support for Republicans in his own legislature.

Which raises the question: How could Christie turn blue states red nationwide if he can’t turn his own legislature red?

The breathless burbling about how Chris Christie’s victory “shows the path forward for the GOP” conveniently ignores his inability to turn New Jersey red for anyone but himself. Before election day, the New Jersey media didn’t see any reason for the Dems to worry about a Christie victory, as they enjoy a 48-32 majority in the Assembly and a 24-16 lead in the state Senate. While these numbers may change, early reports indicate most incumbents will be reelected. The New Jersey media reported that most polls indicate support for Christie won’t help any down-ballot Republicans. In 2009, Christie’s coat-tail effect was negligible too, resulting in only one new Assembly seat for the Republicans.

Like Schwarzenegger, Christie is a useful idiot for the Democrats—a needy, politically correct, ruling-class Republican who is trending liberal on everything from “climate change” to gay marriage to size-of-government issues. Christie loves the liberal limelight—a trait that will only intensify over time. The Democrats know a Trojan Horse when they see one.

Of course, establishment Republicans—the same geniuses who parachuted Schwarzenegger into office to the long-term detriment of their party—will ooh and ahh over Christie’s victory and argue that Tuesday’s results,.....

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: christie; conservative; cruz; njfatman; rino
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To: dfwgator
Hillary will crush Christie like a bug.

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No doubt about it.

21 posted on 11/06/2013 7:08:56 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; castowell; JJHLH1; rhubarbk; Jotmo; Hamilcar_Barca; Amanda King; ...

Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!


22 posted on 11/06/2013 7:37:17 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
Ted Cruz - 2016
23 posted on 11/06/2013 7:39:15 AM PST by Tau Food (Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Cruz, Paul, Palin or Lee. Pick one and unite behind them. I like Cruz the best of that bunch because he's already shown he can take the heat and shove it back in reporter's faces.

Paul is great but too tied to his father.

Sarah, I'm just not sure she has the stomach for it.

Mike Lee is lower on the radar screen, but I think would be a softer spoken version of Ted Cruz. He might bring in a few more moderate squish votes, but he would lose an equal number of Hispanic pride votes. Plus, I don't think he has any interest.

The political reality is that we need at least one female or minority on the ticket.

But we first have to unite behind any of these four to prevent the Michelin Man from a GOPe coronation.

24 posted on 11/06/2013 7:43:17 AM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
I'm almost embarrassed to say I voted for Chris Christie yesterday. I looked for a third party candidate - "Conservative Party" or "Libertarian Party" or even "The Rent is Too Damn High Party" but it was Christie or Buono or a handful of "nomination by petition" nobodies who could have represented the communists, klansman or journalists, for all I knew.

So it was Christie or Jon Corzine's ditzy corrupt financial harpie Buono. Dirt or crap - eat one.

Christie will NOT get my vote for President. Ever. Ever. If they nominate him I will absolutely vote third party. I obviously live in NJ anyway, so our electoral votes are guaran-effing-teed to go the Dem nominee anyway - even if our sitting governor is the GOP nominee.

25 posted on 11/06/2013 7:53:50 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: PATRIOT1876
Christie should just switch to being a Democrat.

Why would a midget move to Midgetville, when his only distinguishing cachet is that he's a midget in a normal height town.

26 posted on 11/06/2013 7:59:01 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Sorry Christie would not get my vote unless he is running for CEO of Krispy Kreme. Otherwise...NADA, NIL, ZILCH!!


27 posted on 11/06/2013 8:56:46 AM PST by Patriot Babe
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To: Patriot Babe

Bill Bennett got a caller in this morning that said “Bill you need to stop calling Christie a Conservative”...and there in lies the problem. We have talk show radio hosts who are either “in the beltway thinkers” like Bennett or Hugh Hewett and they are ALREADY PUSHING CHRIS CHRISTIE on us...STOP IT PLEASE! I am fed up of the “inside the beltway thinking”...either get out in the real world or go run for something yourself and get out of radio because you are no longer affective!


28 posted on 11/06/2013 9:33:26 AM PST by princess leah
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To: Patriot Babe

Christie is so fat when it rains, he uses the Garden State Parkway as a slip n slide ;)


29 posted on 11/06/2013 9:35:38 AM PST by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Cruz simply by running for Pres would destroy Christie’s chances no doubt that. Which would give us Hillary but what the hell..little diff between them anyway.


30 posted on 11/06/2013 9:38:36 AM PST by Swanks
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To: Impala64ssa

They use Christie to test the structural integrity of the newly reconstructed boardwalks on the Jersey shore.


31 posted on 11/06/2013 9:42:32 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: pepsionice

The clintons will polish off this fat turd with a media wrapped bow on him a week after the GOPe flushes Christie on the rest of the party.


32 posted on 11/06/2013 11:09:26 AM PST by sarge83
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Cruz and Paul are the only viable choices. Anybody else is going to be same old same old.

What's wrong with Mike Lee?

33 posted on 11/06/2013 5:36:48 PM PST by neverdem (Register pressure cookers! /s)
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To: neverdem

I don’t think Mike Lee wants it. I think he is happy in the Senate. We need about 50 more just like him.


34 posted on 11/06/2013 9:01:45 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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