Chris Christie:

Pro-Gun Control
Pro-Ground Zero Mosque
Pro-Amnesty
Pro-Abortion
Pro-ObamaCare
Pro-Cap&Trade

This is his ONLY chance, no matter how 2012 shakes out, Christie will be largely forgotten if he passes on a run, with a MUCH stronger field of GOP candidates.

It’s obvious Obama is REALLY scared of Christie, the base would rally behind him (despite his few indiscretions), he would have NO problem raising money, he peels off a lot of Catholic Italian votes that have traditionally gone to Democrats, and if he can flip New Jersey red, there’s ZERO chance Obama gets reelected, we could lose Ohio, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Iowas and Minnesota and STILL win the White House.

I hope he runs, but I’m not optimistic. He will kick himself for the rest of his life, to know you very likely could be President but passed it up.

I thought Huckabee would run but he didn’t and I thought Mitch Daniels would run and he didn’t, maybe 3rd time is the charm. Rick Perry makes me more excited than any of the other choices. I am a native Texan so I do have that bias. But Rick has shown he will take on the president and is a solid conservative with a great record. I think he wins on Texas performance vs the president’s easily. And it would set up a national dialogue as to the role of government. We can have california-style govt that leads to jobs going elsewhere (state level = Texas, natl level = overseas) or we can have fiscally conservative govt.

I love Christy but I dont think he’ll run. He also holds some more moderate positions that wont make southerners very happy. He would get a lot of moderates and I think his style would win over the base even if some of his moderate positions makes traditional southern conservatives uneasy.

Christy is a new governor and so I think the timing just isnt right for him. For Perry the timing is pretty great with the legislative session closing soon and he isn’t going to be running for re-election. I really hope he runs.

Oh, but I’m sure should he choose to, Erick, you’ll be right here with about 137 bombastic threads about how he’s actually a squishy, traitorous RINO who’s just generally a really, really bad man.

In all seriousness though, if he wants to go for it, he should lose some weight. Not one of those drastic transformations where we can see a suddenly gaunt face, but a routine where he focuses on adding muscle and gets burly, not just rotund. Would burnish his “tough guy” image.

Oh, but I’m sure should he choose to, Erick, you’ll be right here with about 137 bombastic threads about how he’s actually a squishy, traitorous RINO who’s just generally a really, really bad man.

In all seriousness though, if he wants to go for it, he should lose some weight. Not one of those drastic transformations where we can see a suddenly gaunt face, but a routine where he focuses on adding muscle and gets burly, not just rotund. Would burnish his “tough guy” image.

I accept Cristie at his word..that’s he’s NOT running for the WH. However, if the GOP field fails to excite the base by the fall, then look for a substantial effort to draft him. THAT, he might well accept. There’s is NO need for him to get in now.

Cristie’s popularity in deep Blue NJ is due in part to the fact that he’s not even worried about getting re-elected. He’s sticking to his positions, doing what NJ needs, and he believes that enough voters will aprreciate that next time.

Just wondering….has anyone heard.seen from Corzine?

http://www.redstate.com/xangel/2011/05/27/why-is-it-okay-for-christie-rubio-bachmann-to-run-but-not-palin/

While 2012 is definitely Christie’s best bet of reaching the White House, there are other factors to consider. He may not even want to be President, for one thing. He’s only 48 years old, so if he wins re-election in NJ he would be an option in 2016 and 2020 (depending on the circumstances of course). Winning re-election won’t be easy but at least that’s only one contest, whereas running for President involves two very difficult campaigns.

I think we may be entering a period of time when Presidents will have a much harder time being re-elected. I wouldn’t be surprised if the GOP won 2012, the Democrats in 2016, and the GOP again in 2020. If Christie is that great of a politician then an opportunity could well present itself in the future.

isn’t he prochoice,amnesty,gay marriage?
make him head of labor board if he doesn’t run/win…

what he has actually done in NJ. I like that he is unafraid to take on the media, but some of his positions lean towards big government involvement which is the complete antithesis of all things conservative.

He does have some fiscal conservative credentials, but I need details on what he has done not just what he is saying he will do.

I live in NJ, so let me explain what is going on here. The progressive party grew strength during Corzine’s administration. The raping of our paychecks grew ten-fold. In walked Christie’s alpha maleness and the under educated politicians calling themselves democrats had a royal hissy fit. Our governor is placating them while we tax payers experience no relief. I think he is waiting for Nov 2011 when each legislator is up for re election. I doubt NJ will recover from its welfare status and our governor is wasting his time. We natives are fleeing one by one for American lifestyles in southern states. Truly, I believe the national divide wiill find NJ north of the border, so to speak, and that is why working people are being chased out of state. We are being given a chance for survival if we correctly read the message from the governor. If Christie gets into the race he better be willing to be straight up. I’m tired of having to read between the lines to find the truth. Though, I too, will soon flee for greener pastures.

By the way, Gary Stein, a candidate for the Assembly, stated today that he will fight for single payer healthcare in NJ. This is the kind of crap our governor faces each day.

Burnishing his CV with a Senate run in ’14-’16? With a GOP to top the ticket, and in the middle of his second term, wouldn’t that set him up for a try in ’20 or even 24? He’d be a mere 61 in ’24.

that people on a conservative website are actually expressing concern about what the MSM media will say about Perry being from Texas. Do you think Dems were ever concerned about Obama being from Chicago and “The Chicago Way”? Of course not. I don’t give a rats rear end what the MSM will say – they will attack him either way. In fact, I hope they do attack Perry on this level. It will provide a great opportunity to have a real discussion about the corrupt political environment Obama comes from, and the continuing culture of corruption that permeates his entire regime.

Perry is not a whimp, and he doesn’t need to be surrounded by conservative whimps – for crying out loud…

plus governor of a large state who has governed Texas well for years and run several campaigns. Strong fiscal conservative. Perry meets the classic standard of the kind of experience one would want in a President & Commander in Chief. He is the “unObama”. His Governor – military- conservative philosophy credentials are very strong. To argue that he is a repeat of Bush since he is from Texas is like equating Romney and Ted Kennedy. Will a baseless charge be made? Of course, but look at the secondary effect. Once the Democrats make the charge, then the DIFFERENCES and commonality between Perry and Bush will be held up and magnified and then compared to the present administration. I like that idea very much from both a domestic economics and foreign policy perspective.

And would appreciate the oppty to vote Christie in the general this year.
If he is not on the ballot, I will vote Herman Cain.

… shows us one thing: The American people – conservative American people to be more precise – are hungering; yearning; pining; desperate for – a leader who is unafraid to speak the truth.

Chris Christie is not a conservative. He is a tough-talking fiscal conservative, but he is far too Left on too many issues to garner the nomination.

But as with the flurry of enthusiasm surrounding Donald Trump, we see something in this audacious, fearless style that we crave.

Who among the establishment candidates can offer both policy credibility, a strong record of accomplishment, charisma, and fearlessness? Or, will that person come from outside the establishment?

Everyone keeps stating what MSN will say.
You all need to remember that there are quite a number of Dem’s etc on these blogs.
They are here for a reason.If they are afraid of any Conservative candidate ;They will do all in their power to persuade us to support the weakest candidate.
While we are out earning a living:They are being paid to cloud up the water and cause us to falter.Their mantra: Tell them what they want to hear ; Not what you really think.Lie as well as you can and devide them

I’m not entirely sure where you come up with Chris being ousted if he runs again for gov; your only excuse seems to be that NJ is a mostly Democratic state. That said, then how did he get elected in the first place? Yes, there will be lingering problems fiscally the next go round, but all in all, he has made a stupendous first effort to get his fiscal house in order and, I believe, will get it under control. As far as his becoming a nonentity if he doesn’t run now, please! The other cast of characters have absolutely nothing to show so far that would incline me to vote for any of them, with the exception of Herman Cain. They are just a bunch of all-talk politicos who keep repeating the same mantra over and over that the people want to hear without any real commitment or substance underneath. Don’t get me wrong; I am very conservative and a Republican, but frankly, neither party inspires me with confidence and the offerings are poor. I hope Chris does run; I’d vote for him in a heartbeat and so would a lot of others.

Although still popular, his numbers are tanking over failure to supply property tax relief, altho’ where anyone thinks it is going to come from is like wondering where Soc. Sec.’s unfunded 100 trillion is coming from.

Christie has been the recipient of an uptick in some revenues, which he thought he would put to prop. tax rebates and some debt relief, but the NJ Sup Ct., mostly appointed by Christie Whitman, said the 500 mill has to go to the “Abbott” districts (the low-income you should steal from the suburbs ruling decades ago which makes cities like Asbury Park get 32 thou a student while it’s closing schools because even the poor and downtrodden will get out of the Dem. noose if given the chance). Christie is not going to fight over the ruling because the only way to get around Abbott (now called something else) is to get the leg. to write something reasonable on school funding. Good luck.

I do not want another Southern gov., but I would be interested in Perry over Pelawnty.

TX has been one of the few states that has been at odds with the EPA, fearless leader, the Corruption Department led by Holder, and the general left. I don’t think even little o can get any mileage out of Bush being from TX in this go around.

mispelled Pawlenty. Obviously, he doesn’t interest me.

and I had voted for Christie, and he left in the middle of the job I elected him to do to go after the Presidency, I WOULD NOT VOTE FOR HIM. Why should I? He would not have kept his word to me.

We need governors who will stay the course in their states, and fix them. True government is from local to national, not the other way around.