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Kennah

(14,265 posts) Tue Jan 14, 2014, 10:09 PM Jan 2014

Other benefits of Chris Christie's apparent descent into political oblivion

I'll start. Feel free to add more.

1) Should be easier to get a Democrat elected Governor of NJ
2) Gets rid of a moderate GOP Presidential hopeful for 2016, and with luck the GOP moves further to the fringe, bat shit crazy, right
3) Gets Rod Ford off the front page news, for now anyway, but I have faith in his triumphant return to the front page

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Other benefits of Chris Christie's apparent descent into political oblivion (Original Post) Kennah Jan 2014 OP

Yes, but hope repugs don't go with Bush. elleng Jan 2014 #1

Christie is limited to two consecutive terms, so odds are the next Governor will be a Dem anyway. onehandle Jan 2014 #2

elleng

(130,895 posts)

1. Yes, but hope repugs don't go with Bush.

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Tue Jan 14, 2014, 10:21 PM

Jan 2014

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

2. Christie is limited to two consecutive terms, so odds are the next Governor will be a Dem anyway.

Reply to Kennah (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 10:41 PM

Jan 2014

Christie only got in because the former Governor was severely damaged, ran a bad campaign, and was swept in with the 2010 racist surge.

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