It would be lovely if Christie meant what he said in his big speech. Conversions are great, even if they come late. The trouble is, he doesn’t appear to mean much of what he says.

If Christie were interested in denouncing Trump and speaking truth to power, he might have something direct to say about the election lies Donald Trump continues to tell at every public opportunity. Christie might even be willing to leave the genteel confines of the ABC studio and speak directly to the pillars of the MAGA media about such matters.

Because a new CNN poll found 59 percent of Republicans say that believing Trump won the election in 2020 is a “very” or “somewhat important” part of being a Republican. This suggests that “Trump won” has moved from being a conspiracy theory, to a belief, to dogma among actual rank-and-file Republicans.

Perhaps Christie should go test his rhetorical powers on that audience. Because one vague speech to a bunch of people who worship the ghost of Reagan isn’t going to do the trick.