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2016 Postmortem

BlueDemKev

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5. He's just trying to win back right-wingers' support so he can run for president.

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Thu Jun 27, 2013, 03:09 PM

Jun 2013

It won't work. The righties very much believe he helped Obama get re-elected and they'll never forgive him for calling a special election to fill Sen. Lautenberg's seat instead of replacing him with a Rethug.

He'll win re-election as NJ governor, but his national political aspirations are over.

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And it Begins! Christie just formally announced his nomination... [View all] busterbrown Jun 2013 OP

Get this Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #1

Nah....I’ll tell you this guy is not that smart. busterbrown Jun 2013 #2

Yep, he'll become a laughing stock before long. n/t savalez Jun 2013 #11

Whether you like him or not, and I don't, you have to realize tularetom Jun 2013 #3

Sentiments exactly..Takes a certain personality..for sure! busterbrown Jun 2013 #4

He's just trying to win back right-wingers' support so he can run for president. BlueDemKev Jun 2013 #5

Of Course.....But he also knows that if the republicans are ever going to.capture. busterbrown Jun 2013 #6

He won't be around unless... BlueDemKev Jun 2013 #7

He recently had lap band surgery tabbycat31 Jun 2013 #8

And his midsection is still fatter than Tik-Tok's (from the Land of Oz) BlueDemKev Jun 2013 #10

State law required him to call a special election. former9thward Jun 2013 #9