Forget about Christie in 2016
Though none of these players is the end-all-be-all of Republican politics, they all have a say, and while Mr. Christie has earned a lot of respect and admiration for his tough style and good work in New Jersey, he has given every wing of the GOP one reason or another to pass on any real excitement for nominating him to lead the party.
While it is likely that the large majority of these players would support him in a general election against a Democrat, following Mr. Romney’s shellacking, a 2016 run would require more than grudging acceptance.
And while a Republican nomination for attorney general may have once seemed a fun possibility, any official candidate may recall Mr. Christie’s conspicuous change of heart on the 2012 trail.
The simple fact is there’s no living American who can do no evil in the mind of their future supporters, and though we once gathered around the television to watch “Happy Days” and still enjoy the occasional re-run, like that American show, Mr. Christie has jumped the shark. Which is OK for him, really, because in spite of — or because of — his decision to sever so many ties to the national GOP and its base, the governor of the strongly Democratic New Jersey is looking at a 2013 re-election bid without a single serious opponent in sight.
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Already have and I live in NJ.
njrob on January 12, 2013 at 8:56 PM
I enjoy watching the big blowhard spout off but voting for him is not a thought that would ever enter my mind under any circumstances.
single stack on January 12, 2013 at 9:00 PM
RINO Christie will never get my vote on a national ticket.
Ever.
SD Tom on January 12, 2013 at 9:02 PM
Christie has no chance, just like Obama had no chance of winning reelection. These pundits must be out of things to write about.
amazingmets on January 12, 2013 at 9:09 PM
Christie never had a shot anyway. The Republican party will never, ever again nominate a North Eastern liberal. Not if they have any plans on winning. It’s not going to happen. Even without that the man is morbidly obese. Rubio is young, thin, good looking, from Florida and would follow the establishment types lead on every issue. There is no need to take a chance on a fat guy from New Jersey.
Rocks on January 12, 2013 at 9:13 PM
I forgot about Christie in 2011.
davidk on January 12, 2013 at 9:22 PM
What is going to happen in 2016 is that the “True Conservatives” will whine about “RINOs” (even though it is they who are the actual RINOs) and prevent the party coming to any consensus, demand some loon be run, and we have a repeat of Christine O’Donnell or Sharon Angle at the national level (think Michelle Bachmann or something similar) who gets absolutely pummeled and the Democrats win again because getting Democrats elected to office is actually the mission of the “True Conservatives”.
crosspatch on January 12, 2013 at 9:24 PM
Still reeling from oh-so-electable RINO Romney getting annihilated, I see.
Stoic Patriot on January 12, 2013 at 9:27 PM
You’re as much of a whiny b!tch on TruCons being the reason for Mittens losing (they aren’t) as Hon-duhh is for me pointing out that sexual perversion spreads diseases.
Quit trolling, go home and cry into your pillow. You can come back when you have a candidate who isn’t a white liberal who you think conservatives can suddenly be tricked into thinking is a staunch right-winger.
MelonCollie on January 12, 2013 at 9:30 PM
Thanks for McCain, Romney and Dole. Stellar job there.
Flange on January 12, 2013 at 9:35 PM
Christie never had a shot anyway. The Republican party will never, ever again nominate a North Eastern liberal. Not if they have any plans on winning. It’s not going to happen. Even without that the man is morbidly obese. Rubio is young, thin, good looking, from Florida and would follow the establishment types lead on every issue. There is no need to take a chance on a fat guy from New Jersey.
Rocks on January 12, 2013 at 9:13 PM
Yes they will. Northeastern progressive Republicans control the party.
JRidge on January 12, 2013 at 9:35 PM
Yes, but I think even they have learned they need to get someone who agrees with them from somewhere besides the North East if they wish to continue as a party. Rubio is a perfect fit.
Rocks on January 12, 2013 at 9:39 PM
Dude, take a breath.
davidk on January 12, 2013 at 9:40 PM
“Cross patch
John Big Booty, you the weakest individual I ever know!”You’re right I am a RINO…unlike you. I won’t vote for R.M. Nixon, B Dole, Chet Huntsman, Mike Huckabee, or Sarah Palin simply BECAUSE they are Republicans…apparently you will. You ARE a “Good Republican” and that’s not a compliment….
And you whine way too much…I was a Palinista don’t see or hear my @rse whining about how she left me hi and dri…I ended up warming up to your boy, “Mr Severely Conservative.” But I’m not all butt hurt and whining about how none of my candidates failed…and I sure am not blaming other elements of the GoP for his defeat!
And let me guess, IF some “extrmeist, nut-job” Sarah Palin gets the nod, you’re going to to wet yourself and spend more time complaining about HER, than actually attacking the Democrat….we note your “Concern.”
JFKY on January 12, 2013 at 9:45 PM
This is an excellent article because it shows Christie is now carrying water for the liberals, using the cover of being a caring sharing Republican
The bill is filled with pork unrelated to the hurricane, but for some reason, Christie couldn’t even give lip service to the rape of the taxpayer.
Then, Christie dropped the pretense, and morphed into big spending liberal:
There was not a hint of shame at the level of ‘servicing’ he was demanding from the taxpile, and a DNA test could not find a single conservative gene in the great White Whale of the Garden State
He is playing conservative, while uploading DEM talking points, and when cornered he blowhards
He is a piece, not a tool
entagor on January 12, 2013 at 9:53 PM
To be fair that’s not ENTIRELY true. He doesn’t want to spend HIS money, YOURS he has no problem with, at all.
JFKY on January 12, 2013 at 10:04 PM
How about this.. We nominate someone like Rubio.. who is both more conservative than Christie, seems like a nice person (although not a deep thinker), and is also electable. Problem solved.
Frankly, I’m fine with moderate Republicans as I am one, but I have a real problem with jerks. I consider Christie to be a jerk who threw Romney under the bus a week before the election. I also consider Huntsman to be a jerk, who should just become a Democrat already. I don’t care how “electable” they are. I’d prefer to roll the dice with someone whose personality I can at least tolerate.
Illinidiva on January 12, 2013 at 10:12 PM
No way! “Betamax” ain’t our guy? What the? After McAmnesty and Romneycare I thought we had finally found our way out of the desert.
arnold ziffel on January 12, 2013 at 10:15 PM
In what appears to be a crowded primary, there’s no one nominee with even a 50/50 chance of being the nominee.
Christie’s fat, and said nice things about Obama.
Paul Ryan was the #2 on a losing ticket.
Jeb Bush has the last name, and he’s been out of office since 2006.
Marco Rubio is a Senator in a party that prefers executives.
Bobby Jindal may have to distinguish himself from the two more prominent socially conservative Catholic wonks born in 1970-1971.
Rand Paul was a doctor in 2009.
And you can make similar arguments against any other potential candidates.
So you could write articles about how any one candidate is unlikely to be chosen. And you’ll probably be right.
But someone’s going to be the nominee.
Mister Mets on January 12, 2013 at 10:23 PM
Christie who? Christie Brinkley? She’d get my vote!
Splashman on January 12, 2013 at 10:30 PM
Christie wold simply be the PERFECT GOP nominee…let’s see a gun-control loving multi-culti from the northeast, who beats up on teachers…so the NEA/AFT/Womynz/NYT and the like would immediately label him a bully and h*ter, whilst the Base turned its back on him…yeah who could pass on Chris Christie in 2016?
JFKY on January 12, 2013 at 10:31 PM
No way, she divorced Billy Joel….she’ll never have my vote.
JFKY on January 12, 2013 at 10:32 PM
I’m struggling to figure out the second socially conservative Catholic policy wonk born in the early 70s. Surely, you’re not suggesting that Rubio is a policy wonk… Rubio is the farthest thing from it.
And the best bet is on Team Rubio or Team Ryan winning the nomination with Team Rubio slightly ahead now.
Illinidiva on January 12, 2013 at 10:39 PM
I’ve already forgotten about him. I will never vote for him after what he did to Romney with a week to go in the campaign.
Doughboy on January 13, 2013 at 12:37 AM
Christie will have a problem winning Primaries in the “get the government out of my Medicare” South because they would rather go the anti-intellectual route and vote for people that have zero chance at winning a national election like Perry, Palin, Santorum, Bachmann, ect.
TEPJoePa on January 13, 2013 at 1:03 AM
He isn’t Latino enough, Rubio
trs on January 13, 2013 at 8:05 AM
Tell me once again about the electibility of McCain and Romney…I do so love the story of their nomination and eventual election….
KNUCKLEHEAD
JFKY on January 13, 2013 at 8:31 AM