Christie’s in
I’m not sure anyone cares at this point, but Chris Christie has joined the crowded Republican field.
Pretty soon we’ll just have to list the Republicans who aren’t running for president.
I don’t think Christie’s going to be much of a factor. The bloom is off that rose, for the most part.
they are throwing the game again…
Nothing more than tilting at windmills in Christie’s case. The base absolutely will not vote for this guy and his natural constituencies are already in Jeb’s or Marco’s camps.
This is nothing more than a ploy by Christie to shore up his bona fides for the eventual book deal. He know’s he doesn’t have a chance.
“I don’t think Christie’s going to be much of a factor.”
Agreed. I’m not sure what Christie thinks he has to add to the field. Ted Cruz is probably the best candidate although I’m not sure he will get it.
Christie has little appeal in Iowa.
Too late. I was disgusted when many of these guys proved too chicken sh** to run in 2012, and with Christie in particular. Nothing was more obvious than that 2012 was his moment – even if he’d failed, he’d never be so “in demand” again – and he let it pass because, as it seems to me, he was afraid of Obama and his army of darkness.
As all too many of the best candidates we could have fielded were. I had a visceral dislike for Romney (which neo in fact helped to temper), but it is impossible for me to not give him kudos for at least having the gumption to try. Same for Paul Ryan.
I can’t support Christie or Rubio (for the nomination). On a pure statesmanship level I’m for Walker. But on the political level overall I’m all-in for Fiorina at this point. She’s got fire, poise, polish, a rare ability to communicate a firm message with good humor, “sine ira et studio,” and seems about as solid as we can get on the issues. Christie has only some of that – although his fire is often just sound and fury – and Rubio has proven to be (setting aside policy) not a little bit robotic, kind of a one trick pony. That trick can be impressive when you witness it the first few times; then it stales fast. And I like Rubio, on the whole. I don’t quite see that he has what it takes to outflank and outwit the Democratic machine.
Based on what I’ve seen so far, Fiorina would barbecue both Christie and Rubio in a debate on sheer demeanor alone.
Anyway – Blech to Christie.
Great, 14 announced candidates, Walker not yet among them.
It will require more than this microstampede of GOPers to influence the Leftist onslaught.
It is really a pity these “candidates” could not meet in a small room and all join behind one of their number, pledging their support and working toward a common end. Like, you know, for the greatest good, the first step toward salvation of what parts of the Constitution that remains.
The Left is shifting to a Dear Leader and a Politburo, and the Right to what?
Has no one among the GOPers noticed what is afoot, even after this week’s SCOTUS rulings? Are they all blind pigs?
kolnai:
Agreed. I actually think Christie might have stopped Obama in 2012, and I was very disappointed he wouldn’t try. He was very very short-sighted.
As for Fiorina, I’m in agreement as well. I expected nothing of her, wasn’t interested at all, but she is very very impressive. I hope more people take a look/listen at her.
Frog:
Once again, you and I are in rare agreement.
But it’s a bit early for them to get together, although I wish they would (not that they have it in them; I don’t think they do). But many of these candidates need to be tested in the arena a while longer before we know who would be best. That’s okay, as long as there is unity pretty early—which I don’t think will happen.
And not unity on Jeb Bush—I think that would be disastrous.
carlyforpresident.com – is asking for $3 donations. She’ll need money to compete.
But it will be Jeb! It is preordained.
I’m still there for Walker and am patient. I think he has composure and poise.
I’m not crazy about Fiorina because as far as I’m aware she’s never won an election nor held office in her life.
Jeb Bush seems like a suicidal idea after the mindless 8 years of anti-George W. Bush nonsense we recently went through. That name is still likely poison.
Jeb Bush seems like a suicidal idea after the mindless 8 years of anti-George W. Bush nonsense we recently went through. That name is still likely poison.
Which is undoubtedly why the Jeb Bush folks have come up with Jeb! as their campaign sign.
Hey, who knows, with today’s undiscerning voters it may just work.
James Antle has a good article at Washington Examiner (and yesterday’s RCP) on why conservatives need to get real about the supreme court and what little difference it makes having a Republican president.
Is it over now that the fat man has sung?
One very bad piece of news about Walker: he just hired Brad Dayspring to his staff.
As they say, “personnel is policy.” Dayspring was involved in the Mississippi Cochran business, along with the smearing of Wolf in Kansas.
I take this as a very big hit against Walker, and hope he fires Dayspring as soon as possible. This move does not speak well of his judgment.
Matt_SE: that is bad news. Perry has hired a lot of questionable consultants, too.
Local footnote: WOR, the NYC radio station that is now carrying Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity (but is of course staffed entirely by liberal h8ters) broke the “news” of Christie’s announcement in an amazing way: they covered the teachers’ unionistas’ protest ONLY, and interviewed a couple of them ONLY, and did not even MENTION anything that Christie said.
WOW. This is what we have to look forward to, folks. They are All In, All the Time. “Nothing to Hide anymore!”