Christie Expected to Make Presidential Decision This Month

[onehandle]

Source: Philadelphia

Jeb Bush’s semi-entry into the GOP race — he’s “exploring” a run but hasn’t officially declared — is apparently speeding up Chris Christie’s own timetable on deciding whether or not he’ll run. The Washington Post reports Christie will make his formal decision by the end of January.

Christie in particular has been squeezed by Bush, who has cast himself as the same kind of pragmatic, reform-oriented center-right candidate. Bush aides are intensely courting the New Jersey governor’s financial backers, seeking to persuade them to change sides.

Startled by Bush’s early offensive, Christie allies acknowledge that he has upended the competition for major party contributors.

“The Bushes have been very effective at going at Republican donors,” said former New Jersey governor Tom Kean (R). “They know that to a lot of people in the party, Jeb is the favorite son.”

Read more: http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/01/07/christie-expected-make-presidential-decision-month

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The 2016 GOP Kooky Klown Kar is filling...

Donald Trump, please join. Please?

[hrmjustin]

1. He is waiting to see who gets indicted in bridgegate.

[Fred Sanders]

4. I think he wants to be in the owner's suite at the Super Bowl to make the announcement? Maybe.

Close personal friends are allowed to bestow unlimited gifts upon their closest buddies, even those entrusted with high political office.

[George II]

2. Will he be making his announcement at half-time of a Cowboys football game?

[sharp_stick]

3. He's just waiting until his beloved

Dallas Cowboys are eliminated by the Packers this Sunday.

[Thav]

5. What about Palin?

Is she still fundraising for a maybe campaign?

[olddad56]

6. I love a circus, bring in the clowns.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

10. God no! Clowns scare me. I think they're Republicans!

[titaniumsalute]

7. If Dallas had a marching band they'd form a CHRISTIE on the field at halftime

[Enrique]

8. "pragmatic, reform-oriented center-right candidate"

is a media euphemism for Whore of Wall Street, which is what Bush and Christie are actually competing for.

Christie in particular has been squeezed by Bush, who has cast himself as the same kind of pragmatic, reform-oriented center-right candidate. Bush aides are intensely courting the New Jersey governor’s financial backers, seeking to persuade them to change sides.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

9. Christie Creme for President is still a thing?

I had no idea

[rpannier]

11. He'll make his announcement from Jerry Jones' sky box

[Darb]

12. How that despicable piece of shit thinks he could be President

is a mystery to me. This can only be a job interview for some position in the CIC.

[davidpdx]

13. Well Rick "man on dog" Santorum is going to run

So if we had Trump, maybe Mr. 999 Herman Cain, and Rand Paul that would be pretty fun.

[geek tragedy]

14. He's done. Jeb drank his milkshake, nt