Posted on 11/10/2015 8:37:12 AM PST by GonzoII
Just 8 percent of New Jersey Republicans would vote for Governor Christie if the state's presidential primary were held now, according to a poll released Tuesday by Quinnipiac University.
Christie ranks fourth in the presidential race, behind mogul Donald Trump, who had 31 percent; neurosurgeon Ben Carson, 16 percent; and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, 15 percent.
“If it’s any consolation, (former Florida) Gov. Jeb Bush, the long-anticipated leader among so-called moderates, gets only 4 percent in New Jersey," said Maurice Carroll, the poll's assistant director.
By a 61 percent to 33 percent margin, all New Jersey voters surveyed say Christie should drop out of the presidential race.
(Excerpt) Read more at northjersey.com ...
Go Trump Go
Yes, go Trump!!! It is time to kick some arse in Washington and clean up much of the corruption and lawlessness.
Bush at 4%. What a fall from the top. 8% for Christie in his home state. Ouch.
At least Gov Kristi Kreme is doing better in his home state than Goober Lyn-see is in his.
But that’s not saying much...
Can Cruz carry Tx or will Trump take that too?
At least Gov Kristi Kreme is doing better in his home state than Goober Lyn-see is in his.
But that’s not saying much...
Can Cruz carry Tx or will Trump take that too?
8% in his home state and that with Fox News pimping Christie at every opportunity.
I don't know but Trump/Cruz will!
The link below is for an article that is several months old.
It details the changes in the rules for gaining the nomination at the Republican Convention.
If I am reading this right basically the GOP-e is supposed to have a much easier time getting on the ballot at the convention because candidates will have to gain the majority of the delegates in at least 8 states. Since the GOP-e guys have more money this setup favored them.
Also primaries have been moved closer together so that it is harder for an outsider to gain momentum by doing well in a couple of early primaries.
If you do the math 8 states almost equals has the nomination in hand unless the states are all the very low population places like S Dakota.
How is this relevant to this article? It means trouble for lower ranked candidates because they won’t even be allowed to nominated. If Christie can’t win New Jersey I doubt he can win anywhere else.
This could I think backfire on the GOP-e in 2016 because if none of Bush, Rubio or Christie reaches the 8 state threshold they are gone. It is a good reason to pray they stay in the game as long as possible. I also think that Carson draws votes form the Bush/Rubio/Christie pool because in many ways even though he is not GOP-e his positions are nearest to them.
I think the true conservative that is hurt by this is Ted Cruz. I can’t see him getting the majority of the votes in 8 states. I think finishes 2nd in a bunch with the Romney endorsed rule changes that won’t get him on the ballot at the convention.
For good or ill the only two guys that look like they will get the 8 state threshold are Trump and Carson.
These rule changes were made by Mitt Romney.
Thank you Mr Romney for pissing in the punch!
Thanks for that info...
NJ is really home turf for Trump too. He has golf courses throughout the state, had the casinos in AC, and since we are really a big suburb of NY, at least the northern half of the state, he’s been a fixture here since the 80’s when he owned the Generals in the USFL. Christie on the other hand is despised by all stripes here..Republicans, Democrats, and Independents.
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