ROMNEYWORLD Buzzes Over Chris Christie Troubles

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Mitten's Martini/Bridge buddies are pissed.........

Rom-denfreude (noun) — The pleasure Mitt Romney loyalists are taking in the struggles of Chris Christie.




The condition is prevalent, stemming from a range of perceived Christie slights towards Romney during the 2012 campaign, which several Romney loyalists ticked off quickly — and with still-evident bitterness.


There was the New Jersey governor’s barring Romney from raising money in the Garden State, his unwillingness to answer vice presidential vetting questions and his highly autobiographical convention keynote speech. Most of all, though, Romney allies remain resentful of Christie’s embrace of President Barack Obama as the two worked together on Superstorm Sandy relief in the waning days of the campaign, which Romney backers believe boosted Obama’s bipartisan bona fides and cost Romney valuable swing votes.

(QUIZ: How well do you know Chris Christie?)

http://www.politico.com/gallery/2013/08/how-well-do-you-know-chris-christie/001262-017845.html

Several former Romney donors and staff told POLITICO that their alumni network has been buzzing over revelations that Christie’s staff was involved in lane closures on the George Washington Bridge that caused massive traffic jams, and were allegedly politically motivated. Some view it as a vindication of Romney’s decision not to tap Christie as his running mate, while others have merely watched in amusement.


The sniping is not insignificant. Christie is not well-liked among tea party activists and leaders, where he is seen as a big-government moderate. So, in order to build a coalition that could give him a chance at the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, he’ll most likely need strong support from Republican establishment types, like those who formed the core of Romney’s formidable operation. And as the party’s last presidential nominee, his alumni network remains influential in the GOP professional and donor classes. Frank VanderSloot, one of Romney’s national finance chairman, said he found it “peculiar” that Christie declared he “could care less about” presidential politics in the week before Election Day, when he was dealing with the fallout from Sandy.




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http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/mitt-romney-new-jersey-governor-chris-christie-bridgegate-george-washington-bridge-102300.html?hp=f1

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1. "Jeez, Chrisp Chrispy is even worse than we are. Smirk. Sneer." - Romnoids (R)

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2. seeing this photo I am reminded of how INCREDIBLY GLAD I AM THAT ROMNEY lost the election.

how vacuous, and malleable

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3. We can breath a bit easier at what could have been....