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malaise

(268,949 posts)
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 05:58 PM Jan 2014

Gov. Christie’s image as a straight talking populist man in charge who is getting things done

has been blown to smithereens
http://www.politicususa.com/2014/01/18/scandal-mushrooms-hoboken-mayor-chris-christie-withheld-sandy-relief-funds.html
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The mishandling and ransoming of Sandy funds could end up being a much bigger scandal than Bridgegate. All of these incidents put together are painting a picture for the nation of the kind of tactics that Chris Christie uses to get his way. Add all of the pieces together, and the picture that emerges is that of an ambitious, vindictive, power mad bully. The reason why more mayors and others didn’t speak out sooner New Jersey is that they likely feared retribution from the Christie administration. The governor of New Jersey is one of the most power governors in the country. Christie holds a ton of executive power in the state, and from the looks of it, he wasn’t afraid to use it against anyone who he thought crossed him.

Gov. Christie’s image as a straight talking populist man in charge who is getting things done has been blown to smithereens. Each new allegation is another nail in the coffin for his 2016 presidential hopes. That isn’t to say that can’t win the Republican nomination, but that he will be virtually unelectable if he is the GOP’s 2016 nominee.

The scandals are now building on top of one another, and Chris Christie’s presidential hopes are being buried beneath a pile of his own misdeeds.

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Gov. Christie’s image as a straight talking populist man in charge who is getting things done (Original Post) malaise Jan 2014 OP
Delish....as you would say.. HipChick Jan 2014 #1
They can easily rebuild that image for him if they want to. dawg Jan 2014 #2
The fact he is out of the state to meet with the Robber Barons DURHAM D Jan 2014 #3
Lots of folks like that kind of bullying, especially when Democrats got hurt. Hoyt Jan 2014 #4

dawg

(10,624 posts)
2. They can easily rebuild that image for him if they want to.
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 06:04 PM
Jan 2014

The fact that he was *ever* thought of in those terms proves just how delusional and prone to manipulation the public is. (Even in a relatively educated and liberal state like NJ)

DURHAM D

(32,609 posts)
3. The fact he is out of the state to meet with the Robber Barons
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 06:06 PM
Jan 2014

that he will need to do some 'splain to makes this even more delicious.

I bet he has said "But Mr. ________ let me explain" at least 1000 times already today.

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