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Chris Christie Reportedly Buries Trump in Closed-Door Speech to GOP Congressmen: I Warned Him to Knock Off Some of This Crazy StuffBy Joe DePaolo
Apr 15th, 2021, 8:50 am
Chris Christie is pinning the blame for the Republican partys defeat in the 2020 election squarely on former President Donald Trump.
According to RealClearPolitics, the former New Jersey governor performed something of a 2020 election autopsy on Wednesday, while charting the course forward for the Republican party in a closed-door address to the Republican Study Committee a group comprised entirely of current GOP House members. And in his remarks, Christie attributed the partys two losses in the Georgia Senate runoff elections to Trumps focus on what he falsely deemed to be a rigged presidential vote in the state.
[F]rankly, if my friend had gone down there and talked about Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, and not about Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, we would be in the majority in the Senate right now, Christie said in a clear reference to Trump without mentioning him by name.
The former New Jersey governor added, We lost because we were looking in the rearview mirror at what happened on general election day, not what was going to happen on runoff election day. We were telling them it was rigged, and so they said, Hell, why should I go to a rigged election? My votes not gonna matter anyway.
Christie then went a step further putting Trump on the hook not only for the GOPs loss of control in the senate, but also for its defeat in the presidential race.
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TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)AZ8theist
(5,335 posts)Christie isn't dumb, but Doturd is a fucking IMBECILE.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)PatSeg
(46,773 posts)Christie is a rotten person with a nasty temperament, but yes, he is smart. Of course, if he was a bit smarter, he'd get out of politics and go do something constructive. For some people, it seems that politics is addictive and they just can't quit it. Probably the lust for power I suppose and that's especially true with Christie.
marble falls
(56,353 posts)PortTack
(32,605 posts)Christy is such an ass, but he is correct..the loses are directly related to the unemployed florida man
FakeNoose
(32,328 posts)... out of you-know-what.
The fact is that he wanted on board and Chump didn't invite him. As long as the GQP remains in the Chump-land crazy house, there's no room for moderates like Christie. You'd think he would have figured it out by now.
leftieNanner
(14,997 posts)Always remember that it was Christie that put Jared's father in prison.
calguy
(5,222 posts)themaguffin
(3,805 posts)William Seger
(10,742 posts)...that for the next several cycles, many Republican candidates will need to decide if they want to lose because they stand with Trump or lose because they don't. Many will win simply because they are (R)s in areas where Jesus Christ couldn't win if he ran as a (D), but on the national level, trumpism must be burned to the ground, and the only way to do that is to convince opportunistic (R)s that it's no longer a ticket to power.
question everything
(47,263 posts)Saying that if such inciting were not an impeachable offence then what would?
Me.
(35,454 posts)He talks out of both sides of him mouth especially when defending the former on This Week
Johnny2X2X
(18,731 posts)The GOP recognizes they told their voters it was rigged. So this Jim Crow nonsense is an effort by them to be able to tell their voters it's no longer rigged. I doubt it works either way.
Republicans refuse to accept that Trump cost them both houses of Congress and the White House. And that they get creamed when he's not on that ballot. 2022 will buck the trend and the party in power will see gains in both houses. And they'll have trump to thank for it.
patricia92243
(12,590 posts)idiot would have figured that out at the time much less now.
Stinky The Clown
(67,669 posts). . . . people preferred the Democrats? Full stop.
Just like they preferred Stacy Abrams over Brian Kemp?
Just like they preferred Hillary Clinton over Former Guy?
Just like they preferred Al Gore over Idiot Son?
Just like they preferred so many other Democrats over other Republicans?
Face it. You guys can't win unless you CHEAT.
Fuck you, Chris. Go sun yourself on a closed beach.
malaise
(267,784 posts)Ah well!
johnthewoodworker
(694 posts)patphil
(6,024 posts)Go back to the beach!
Jimvanhise
(294 posts)According to insiders, when Chris Christie was part of the transition team he was with Trump when Donald was told that millions of dollars had been raised to pay for the transition. Trump insisted that this was his money and he wanted it. When he was told that it would be illegal for him to take that money, Trump supposedly said, "I don't care if it's legal, I want my fucking money!" Christie has never denied that this happened (it was written about) and in fact avoided mentioning the incident in any way in the book he wrote.
oldsoftie
(12,409 posts)We can talk about Stacy & the GOTV efforts all we want, but the fact is in the runoff 6 figures of solid red area voters did NOT go to the polls. Likely because of Trumps constant whining about the "rigging". I know a few who did not vote. Saw them on FB asking "Why bother? Its rigged anyway".
Then when they LOST, they were able to say "SEE?!?!?! I TOLD you it was rigged". Which they did.
No, you idiots, you lost because your leader took your money & led you down the drain.
Traildogbob
(8,566 posts)The GQP NEVER mention what they will do for the people with the power they crave like a meth head with a $3,000 dollar a day habit. First off Christie, the two shit bags from Georgia you would have welcomed in the senate for your power, are both criminals that care less about people, mostly just cash. McTurtles Dailey blathering about taking back house and senate, never say why they should be paid by us to help us. Just control of their wealth. We damn sure know what they are against, MOST of which is supported by majority of us, just what the F**K do you stand FOR besides racist power. Exactly why they want to chose the voters, and throw away ANY ballots that oppose their criminality for wealth.
What has Cruze, Hawley, Jordon, Johnson, just to name a few top floaters in the toilet that wont flush, done while in power for any of us. Take your fat ass back to the beach, not like there was infrastructure issues when you closed highways for revenge.
Lonestarblue
(9,874 posts)Christie said this in the article: We didnt lose the White House because the American people disagree with our ideas and support what [Democrats] are trying to do right now, Christie said, per the RealClearPolitics report. We know why we lost. We know why we lost, and so does President Trump.
A majority of the American people DO disagree with Republican ideas and support what Democrats are trying to do. Just look at the polls on the Biden stimulus bill and the infrastructure bill. And last time I noticed a poll, Bidens approval rating was around 61-62%. Trumps never got above 50%.
Republicans still think they can run on racism and culture wars and that voter suppression will win the day for them. And cheating. That has worked, too. I wish we could get voting machines without paper backup outlawed.
Tommy Carcetti
(43,079 posts)Never mind.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,271 posts)If trump had won he would have been taking credit.
LakeArenal
(28,713 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,153 posts)But he never helped elect him of course
czarjak
(11,191 posts)Pepsidog
(6,252 posts)briefing books in the trash. Months of work and Trump remarks, appointments are easy, we can do it in an afternoon. Typical malignant narcissist who says that everything is easy. Christiess plain speaking talk as. j governor was refreshing for about a minute. By the time he left office he wasnt well liked. Trump takes a daily dump in Christies face to which Christie says Thank you.
Larissa
(786 posts)We don't need any more opportunistic clowns running this country into the ground who don't give a $hit about the needs of the people.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-chris-christie-became-least-popular-governor-in-new-jersey-history-2018-1#christie-endorses-trump-3
Read about Christie's sickening deal with Exxon. Wonder what he got in return.
Salon: Chris Christie's Epic Screw Up Exxon Giveaway is more of an environmental disaster than we thought
https://www.salon.com/2015/06/09/chris_christies_epic_screw_up_exxon_giveaway_is_even_more_of_an_environmental_disaster_than_we_thought/