Christie is pro-life and it doesn’t seem to matter. It’s how you manage the campaign message. Our side is getting bludgeoned on this issue for the past year and a half and needs to deal with it. Not by abandoning it, but by handling the issue in a fair manner and refocusing on the real issues. Hell, Virginia just went across the board Republican 4 years ago, including Cuccinelli.
“Christie is pro-life and it doesn’t seem to matter. It’s how you manage the campaign message ... [Handle] the issue in a fair manner and refocusing on the real issues.
That’s just it. Christie gets away with his stance on social issues in NJ because he keeps them well in the background (and knows when to fold ‘em, like he did with “gay marriage”) and focuses on bread and butter issues, jobs, potholes etc. Cuccinelli was not that kind of candidate; he is no Chris Christie, which in a way is good (he’s not ashamed of his position), but also not so good (doesn’t play well in blue areas of VA).