The Democratic Party of New Jersey Elected Chris Christie.

[onehandle]

I have never been in favor of primarying Democrats.

That changes tonight.

All elected Democrats in New Jersey that endorsed Christie must be politically disemboweled.

[lostincalifornia]

1. I would like to see links or names of any Democrats who did this

[davepc]

33. So you want a list of basically every elected D in the state?

The downstate machine cut their deals, they got out of the way so Christie could have an easy victory. They'll get their quid-pro-quo soon enough.

[lostincalifornia]

41. I found the links. I was not aware of this, I am now, it is as simple as that, and I am disgusted

at those "democrats"

[texanwitch]

2. I don't get it.

Why democrats would vote for the gas bag.

If this jack ass get elected president, can we blame New Jersey the way Texas was blamed for Bush.

Fair is fair.

Must be something in the water.

[DonCoquixote]

7. amen

I never thought I would be happy to say I am in Florida rather than NJ.

[texanwitch]

23. The guy is running for president.

That is why he lost all that weight.

He would appear to be the sane one running in the Republican party.

I didn't like the way he was yelling at that teacher the other day.

He is a bully.

[Art_from_Ark]

16. There just might be "something in the water"

New Jersey has more Superfund sites (116) than any other state.

http://scorecard.goodguide.com/env-releases/land/rank-states.tcl

A Suferfund site is defined as "an uncontrolled or abandoned place where hazardous waste is located, possibly affecting local ecosystems or people."

[texanwitch]

25. I was just kidding about the water.

Damn, that is a little state for so many superfund sites.

[JoePhilly]

43. NJ politics have always been corrupt.

Here's the simplified version.

Christie's response to Sandy is perceived as strong in NJ. That issue trumps all others. In state Dems in NJ want to keep their jobs, and their connections. They decide its in their own PERSONAL best interest to get behind Christie while the shadow of Sandy remains.

NJ politicians tend to put themselves first, then they look at the issues. Just look at Christie as an example. People in NJ tend to know and accept all this. Everyone, even the voters, play both ends against the middle.

So, in a sense you are right, it is in the political water, so to speak.

[tabbycat31]

47. I'm a NJ resident in NC now

ANd at this point, I'm not sure which state is worse.

[russspeakeasy]

3. + 100000000000000000000

[Divine Discontent]

4. Christie is an interesting personality, but is conservative, and should have been voted out of power

in a Democratic state. I agree.

One has to wonder if TPTB wanted him to win simply so he would be the '16 nominee on the other side. I don't think that is fair to those in NJ who are harmed by his Republican policies. Heck, voters in NJ rejected his minimum wage veto tonight!



Get it here -> http://www.zazzle.com/youre_not_in_the_1_why_vote_like_you_are_bumpe_bumper_sticker-128479630785214922?rf=238107662556833486

[brooklynite]

26. I don't want to sound unpleasant...but "Democrat" doesn't equal "Progressive"

DU is NOT representative of the Party at large, and most Democrats are not as politically engaged as those who frequent political blogs. Christie won in large part because self-identified Democrats voted for him.

[Divine Discontent]

30. true! sad that many supported the anti-gay anti-choice, anti-wage candidate

and that no one seemed to give the Democratic candidate a helping hand, from the White House on down...

[quakerboy]

48. Unpleasant is not the same thing as interesting

But that seems to be a distinction that New Jersey has not mastered yet. Granted I make this sweeping generalization from my west coast safe haven, and with really only 4 points of reference, so maybe I am missing some key bit that would make sense of the whole thing.

[grantcart]

5. Well the irony is that hubris will be Christie's downfall. He is tolerable when he is humble but he

unleashes his "inner ass" when he gets full of himself.


A landslide win will make him a legend in his own feeble mind and he will uncase his insufferable angry bloviating inner bear.


I would like to think that Democrats set this up with that in mind but I am doubtful.

[liberal_at_heart]

6. I'm in full favor of primarying democrats who act too much like republicans.

[RC]

20. That seems to be most of the Democratic Party.

When a real Democratic runs, they get ignored for not being conservative {read DLC} enough.

[Phlem]

29. Take Jay Inslee, new democratic governor of Washington State

Not a year into his term and he's killing medical marijuana in Washington State. How very Republican of him.

What do you do when these guys get into office and do an about face 1st day on the job?

I've had enough of the DLC turned DNC speaking for an actual Democratic populace. The suits cannot run the show else we get what we deserve.

Take back the DNC now!

-p

[liberal_at_heart]

32. are you serious? Inslee is on board with the liquor control board's recommendations?

I did not know that. I voted for that jerk. I won't vote for him when he runs for re-election.

[Phlem]

45. yep.

Everyone must pay!

-p

[Phlem]

46. Here a bit more info

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10822533

-p

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Good luck.

A big problem in NJ is that too many Democrats have been swathed in corruption.

[pnwmom]

9. Are you aware of any that did so?

I thought his big support was among Independents.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Link from another thread

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/10/christie_makes_campaign_announcement_in_burlington_county.html

[pnwmom]

11. Thanks. What idiots. n/t

[BumRushDaShow]

12. You have to watch HBO's "Boardwalk Empire"

NJ politics is as corrupt now as it was back in the 1920s.

[joshcryer]

13. He was going to win anyway.

Might as well curry some favors out of it.

[onehandle]

15. Exactly what I said at Drinking Liberally earlier.

They were looking for political favors.

Primary them.

[joshcryer]

17. I'm not saying it was right.

But if they get their favors they won't get primaried. It's the ugly side of politics. Arguably the ugliest, since it's legal. (As long as they don't say it openly.)

[liberal_at_heart]

18. We have given too much to them in the past 30 yrs. When will it stop? How far to the right

are we going to let them pull us? It doesn't matter if he was going to win anyway. Democrats should not have endorsed him.

[joshcryer]

19. No they should not.

But if one of them gets an upgrade to a firehouse out of it I'm not going to complain, if one of them gets new upgrades to their redlights or upgrades to their roads or bridges, I'm not going to complain. What sucks is that because of corrupt politics they felt that they needed to do it.

They did it to get something not to give anything. Most people are rational and see it for what it is. Realpolitik.

[JaneyVee]

14. PREACH!

[Pretzel_Warrior]

21. lololol. riggghhhhhht.

[NuclearDem]

49. So you support Democrats endorsing a guy who vetoed a minimum wage increase

and marriage equality?

[sabrina 1]

22. The love affair with 'moderate' Republicans by some Dems, continues. The question is, what is this

about?

We have Republicans, far too many, in the Cabinet of a Democratic President and we have people here telling us that these Republicans are 'good for the country'.

Now we hear that 30% of Dems in NJ voted for a Republican!!!

I've seen people right here on DU fawn over Christie. And we had that race in Florida where Dems were told to vote for the Republican.

What is going on here? One thing is certain, I am willing to bet that 30% of Dems who voted for a Republican, were NOT PROGRESSIVES.

And when he won, did Christie talk about 'bi-partisanship' with Dems? I can't say for sure because I didn't see the entire speech.

However, the Dem who squeaked through to a win in Virginia, made sure to talk about 'bi-partisanship' and 'pragmatism', working with Repubicans etc etc.

I wonder why Repubs never seem to feel the need to talk about 'working with Dems' while Dems can't seem to wait, even after we WIN, to hurry up and assure everyone they are not just going to represent those who elected them, they are going to work 'with Republicans'.

So sick of it all.

[WillyT]

24. + 1,000,000,000 What You Said !!! - K & R !!!

EXACTLY !!!

[lostincalifornia]

27. Democrats supporting an anti-gay, anti-abortion, anti-minimum wage governor, screw them

[question everything]

28. All politics is local

As the saying goes.

I don't live in NJ, and I have never voted for a Republican - at least, not when the elections were non partisan.

But if the citizens of New Jersey believe that Christie made a difference after Sandy, and on other issues..

From my wider perspective I would welcome a moderate - call it non-rabid Republican - over a teabagger.

Yes, we would love to have more teabaggers in the race so that they can be squashed. But I think, as a nation, we are better off with more moderate Republicans than with teabaggers. At some point, our representatives have to run a country, not keeping scores.

[merrily]

31. Do you think they endorsed Christie because they were all "mavericky?"

Or because they were following orders?

Dunno. I'm not in New Jersey, but, from a distance, it seems odd.

Then again, Third Way and No Labels seem odd to me.

[davepc]

34. Following orders.

[SchmerzImArsch]

35. Despicable. Buono was abandoned by the party.

Never contribute to clearing houses like the DCCC or the DNC. Contribute directly to your candidate of choice.

[Jim Lane]

37. Absolutely right. Compare the actions in the two governor's races, from Obama on down.

Obama, Biden, Bill Clinton -- helping McAuliffe while apparently forgetting that New Jersey existed.

Of course, that doesn't excuse the many local elected Democrats who endorsed Christie.

[Zorra]

36. Scumsucking centrist traitor Reagan Democrats.

[RandiFan1290]

38. If the "party" isn't good enough for Bernie

It isn't good enough for me.

[stevenleser]

39. There is a myth in the metro NY/NJ area that he is good at his job.

It's one I have been fighting ever since he came on the scene.

There is nothing special about how he has done his job, he doesn't have any particularly great accomplishments to his name.

Some people equate pugnaciousness and steadfastness with strong leadership. It is not the same thing.

[Skidmore]

40. I just heard on the local news here that Christie received

a full one-third of his votes from Democrats.

[adavid]

42. Lets just cut to the chase...

on this.
Question; If Christie gets the GOP nomination in 2016, will he carry NJ? Will other Blue states ALSO turn red and vote for him. Scarey stuff.

All we need is another generation of "Ray-Gun Democrats" that push the party further to the right.

[FarCenter]

44. Half of NJ voters are registered as unaffiliated -- they can't vote in primaries.