The Real Reason For All the Chris Christie Buzz
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | October 4th at 10:57 AM |
Everyone is reporting that Chris Christie has decided not to run. Today it is breaking news. It was also breaking news in August when he said he was not running. It was also breaking news in July when he said he was not running. It was also breaking news in June when he said he was not running. It was also breaking news in May | Read More »
The Way Things Were
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | September 26th at 10:06 AM |
I’m starting to agree with Josh Kraushaar that “This election still shaping up much along the lines of ’80, but Romney/ “HW Bush” could be the winner this time around.” i think, fundamentally, this primary season is rather close to 1980. You have an activist, angry Republican base in a bad economy unhappy with the GOP establishment almost as much as they are with the | Read More »
Chris Christie’s Time to Run
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 27th at 12:25 PM |
Let me put an editorial note here that this is not in any way, shape, or form an endorsement of Chris Christie. It is, rather, my assessment of his chances for the Presidency should he choose to pass on 2012. The governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, claims he has no intention of running for president in 2012. I believe that 2012 is the only | Read More »
Are Mike Pence and Chris Christie Paying Attention?
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | April 7th at 05:00 AM |
In a pretty shocking Wall Street Journal/NBC poll Donald Trump is ranking number two among potential GOP contenders for the President. Mitt Romney edges him out by a few points into the top slot. There is a very simple reason for this: the field is ‘meh.’ Certainly partisans for the various candidates are excited about their various candidates. But the general consensus from conservatives is | Read More »
I Sure Hope Rita Wilson Isn’t A Math Teacher
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | May 26th at 03:55 PM |
RealClearPolitics has a video circulating of an exchange between Governor Chris Christie and Rita Wilson, a school teacher in the Rutherford School District. The teacher demands more salary, telling Christie, “if she were paid $3 an hour for the 30 children in her class, she’d be earning $83,000, and she makes nothing near that.” Christie told her that teachers go into teaching knowing the salary. | Read More »
CHRIS CHRISTIE WINS
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | November 3rd at 10:11 PM |
According to the Politico, Chris Christie is the winner of the New Jersey Governor’s race.
On New Jersey Exiting Polling
By: Erick Erickson (Diary) | November 3rd at 07:34 PM |
From a pollster friend: I’m sensing the NJ exits maybe skewed to Dems…they had Health care at 18%, most important issue. Economy was #1 at 31% and property taxes 2 at 25%. Corruption was at 20%. Property taxes was always the #1 issue in everyone’s statewide. UPDATE: North New Jersey Democrats are beginning to fret that Corzine did not pick up enough support in the | Read More »