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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThese stupid ass pundits keep asking about Christie running in 2016
That's the least of his problems he's got to worry about staying in office as Governor.And even if he's not directly involved in this he looks incompetent and you can bet if he runs in 2016 the other republican candidates will bring it up. There's going to be ads ran on bridge gate.This guy has baggage all over
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)with the help of Democrat and Independents but not with the blessing of the GOP.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)The right-wing rap against Christie is as superficial and erroneous as the right-ring rap against the President when they call him some kind of ultra-liberal/socialist.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)by Christie not being far right enough. Also remember he hugged Obama after Sandy and this is a disqualification in some of the GOP minds.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)What was Christie supposed to do? Refuse Federal aid for Hurricane Sandy? Slap the President's offered hand away when he visited storm affected areas?
Even Cruz, Palin, Santorum and Walker would not act a fool like that when faced with similar circumstances.
GOP'ers talk a lot of sh@t about the Government, but are the first to ask for Federal Aid when the time comes.
Remember Rick Perry begging for FEMA money after the fertilizer plant blew up West, Texas? No one branded him a RINO after that.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)To Obama as a reason Obama beat Romney. The GOP dumped Jon Huntsman because he was ambassador to China. I am nit saying these are reasonable answers, just GOP answers.
Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)I think he is the ONLY candidate the establishment Republicans have at the moment. They don't have a Plan B. It's too soon after Dim Son for Jeb. Now, the batshit crazy wing of the GOP will have their usual clown car full of nominees but none of them will get the backing of the Big Boys. They're for show and to give the illusion that Republican voters have a choice. It will be more of the "he's not perfect but look what you COULD have if you don't vote for Christie."
treestar
(82,383 posts)Any whiff of the Presidency and they are on it.
Maybe also they think it makes a a national as opposed to a local/state story. Though the bridge is important enough to have more than local impact.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)down the road.
The want the 2016 elections to be a fight. And Christie would be awesome for ratings.
They don't want to lose that potential battle. So although this scandal is great for ratings now, they need to make sure Christie doesn't fall completely.
So even if it sounds nuts, they'll keep talking about 2016 so that everyone simply knows that he's still a very viable candidate.
Bjorn Against
(12,041 posts)If he does run the attacks against him will be intense during the primaries and if he does survive it and last to the general election he will already be so wounded before the Democratic candidate even starts on him that he would be easy to defeat. I think he has probably figured this out within the last few days however so at this point I doubt he runs. If he does run I will be happy to see him represent the Republicans however, the worse candidates they get the better.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)"These stupid ass pundits keep asking about Christie running in 2016"
...trying to pretend what's happening isn't happening.
You see, the fact that they're still contemplating this is to create a perception among people who aren't paying close attention that Christie's bullshit press conference was the end of the issue or that somehow just being Christie (a corrupt bully, vindictive ass or incompetent buffoon, http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/09/1268391/-Christie-Vindictive-ass-or-incompetent-buffoon) is enough to make him a presidential contender.
IDemo
(16,926 posts)They are trying desperately to paint a too-big-to fail aura around him while hoping it all comes across as sensible news analysis.