Last Night, We Got Our First Look At Chris Christie With The Woman He Might Pick For Vice President

[cali]

In his whole re-election campaign, Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) has invited only one sitting out-of-state officeholder to campaign with him: New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez (R), who joined Christie at eight campaign events Monday, including a rally in heavily Hispanic Union City.

In many ways, Martinez is the perfect complement to Christie, amplifying his strengths as a politician. She is relatively young (54) and a moderate who maintains strong popularity in a blue state. She has worked closely with a legislature held by Democrats and bucked her party by taking the Medicaid expansion in Obamacare. Perhaps most importantly, she's almost 2,000 miles removed from the poisonous politics of Washington, D.C.

Her appearances with Christie Monday sparked a buzz in the political press that we could be seeing a preview of the Republican ticket in 2016.

Wearing cowboy boots and speaking in both English and Spanish, Martinez rallied a mostly-Latino crowd in Union City Monday night. Salsa music blared before her appearance onstage, and about 200 voters stood out in the cold for the chance to see Christie, Martinez, and Union City Mayor Brian Stack, a Democrat.

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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/last-night-got-first-look-152351228.html

[lostincalifornia]

1. Should just thrill the tea baggers

[KamaAina]

2. "and Union City Mayor Brian Stack, a Democrat."

[Cali_Democrat]

3. LOL

The media thinks Christie has already won the Republican nomination and is in the process of selecting a VP.

Chris Christie is a gawd!

[Bonhomme Richard]

4. A Christie/Martinez ticket will go over big with the baggers.

Not!

[Agnosticsherbet]

7. Christie isn't concerned with the bagger demographic...

They don't like him anyway. Big business groups are moving aggressively to shut them out of government as Baggers don't give a fuck about business as usual.

Martinez reaches for places where Romney and McCain were weak and has a chance of splitting off some support form a possible run by Hilary Clinton.

[NoOneMan]

8. Just as well as a third-wayer ticket will go over with leftists

But the last I've been told, those on the left need to just shut the fuck up and vote

[0rganism]

12. they aren't the people i'm worried about

Count on 2 things from the baggers:
1. the teabaggers will turn out to vote
2. they will vote for republicans, regardless

They're the base of the republican party and they're pretty much forever lost to us. let 'em go.

The danger of a Christie/Martinez ticket is what it puts in play from our column. Christie could blow a hole in the northeast, and Martinez could bring in more of the Hispanic vote for the GOP across the country. We're looking at maybe losing NJ, NY, NM, CO, and NV. That'd be a smart ticket from their perspective.

[lumberjack_jeff]

13. He doesn't have to appeal to the baggers...

... just more appealing than the competition.

[Bonhomme Richard]

15. I saw they had an exit poll in Jersey between Christie and Hillary.

Hillary won.
I don't see Christie getting through the caucuses unless he gets major backing from the media…which is a real possibility.

[Agnosticsherbet]

5. She is perfectly aimed at drawing women voters and Hispanic voters.

We ignore Christie at our peril.

[Raine1967]

10. Are Women and Hispanics that gullible?

I agree that ignoring him would not be wise -- but I can't believe that this demographic is that easily sold on this disrespectful politician.

[Agnosticsherbet]

16. Christie doesn't have to win women or Hispanics, only change the totals by a few perenage points to

make a difference. It is the same with the Hispanic vote. It is a smart strategy to try and do something in the Republicans weakest area.

A campaign that runs a Hispanic woman isn't gong to put up with some of the stupid stuff that people said in 2012 or 2008 about women or Hispanics. More than anything else, it is also a sign that the Tea Party is being shown the door.

[LuvNewcastle]

6. People can be so fucking stupid.

They'll fall for the pre-planned dog and pony show over and over again and then wonder how they got fucked by these people.

[Brigid]

11. History is full of examples of . . .

People, even entire nations, falling for dog and pony shows. And they get royally screwed every time.

[Warren DeMontague]

9. If the prognosticators in our party seem to be secretly hoping for a Christie run

Perhaps they have their reasons.

[Nine]

14. running mate, not vp

(I know you didn't write the headline.)