Posted on 09/29/2011 8:15:34 PM PDT by Bratch
What will it take to get Chris Christie to say yes and run for the GOP nomination?
Come on down -- Sarah Palin.
If the queen of the Tea Party makes a grand entrance into the Republican primary sweepstakes the New Jersey governor will finally say yes to all the calls for him to jump into the race.
At this moment Palin has reason to think she should run. A mid-September McClatchy/Marist poll of registered voters put her only 5 percentage points behind President Obama in a head-to-head match-up. No previous poll ever put her in the elite category of Republicans within striking distance of defeating the president.
This week Palin, appearing on Fox News, said she has to make up her mind soon because “You have to get your ducks lined up in order to get your name on ballots.” She emphasized that she doesn’t need the title of president to make a difference in American politics. Still, the former Alaska governor, apparently responding the recent good poll numbers, said she is confident she can win the White House in 2012 because “Americans are ready for someone outside the box.”
All the talk about Palin has the Republican political establishment seeing red. They fear losing control of the nominating process and the whole party spiraling down, sinking into a sea of far-right polarization and the cult of personality around Palin if “Sarah Barracuda” – her nickname as star high school basketball player -- swims into their waters and begins eating up Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and the other current Republican candidates.
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Juan is a doofus.
If anything, It will be the other way around.
Christie will take more votes from Romney than anyone else.
The lib media doesn’t understand the GOP at all.
Christie will take more votes from Romney than anyone else.
The lib media doesn’t understand the GOP at all.
Christie will take more votes from Romney than anyone else.
The lib media doesn’t understand the GOP at all.
The Republican Poltical machine is not listening to the people- could care less who or what we want. They think they know what is best for us...they keep giving us RINOs.
I’m thinking Palin is better at poker, than Christie.
I sort of. No I like Christie. I like his “get the *bleep* off the beach!”. He’s politically incorrect, and that’s great.
He’s not gonna win a poker game with Palin though.
Make a fine press secretary though. :D
Juan Williams???? Never was a fan but that is the most disgusting article I have read in some time. What a piece of crap he is!
I agree with what you said .. Three times worth.
If its Palin vs Christie, then I would crawl over broken glass to support Sarah. I would support him only in the absence of Palin and Cain. Having said that, I do like his public speaking improv. He’s good.
Fox News made a mistake hiring this jerk. He belonged on NPR, where he fitted right in.
Why on EARTH would Palin’s presence in the race make Christie more eager to get in? I think he knows that he could never get nominated by the national base. He fits right into New Jersey, where he is.
Juan Williams - Fox Affirmative Action - in so many ways.....
LOL! That would be fun!!
My thoughts exactly with Sarah. She would enter the race to assure Christie didn’t screw things up.
That’s not, imho, warranted.
Williams leans left. No question. But he’s a straight shooter.
Remember he was ousted from “N”annystate “P”ropagana “R”adio for daring to have a mind of his own...
I admire the guy. Even when I’m mad at him for what he says.
The whole Christie thing is sounding more and more like Rudy or Fred thompson in 08...a big build up to an eventual let down..
Starts out o.k. but then descends into one of worst cases of PDS by a major Fox contributor that I have ever read, at the end quoting that back-stabber on McCain's staff, Nicole Wallace. Give me a break for gosh sakes.
If Sarah Palin is able to roll up the rest of the field and screw up the establishment GOP’s program, if she even comes close to being able to do that, guess whose deficiency that is? (Spoiler alert: It’s not hers.)
Juan Williams?...Oh yeah he has Hannity on once in awhile.
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