Maybe I'm missing it but why is it a good idea to get Christie out of the number one spot?

[firsttimer]

This guy has no appeal to any Republicans except in a couple of east coast states.

In the south most Republicans would stay home than vote for him in a national election.

A lot of Midwest states also don't care for him. He's the perfect guy to win the nomination.

He doesn't appeal at all to Republicans unless they live in NJ, NY , MA or CT that's it...

[notadmblnd]

1. because up until now he appealed to many democrats

And it's always more fun when republicans do the getting rid of- for you.

[GP6971]

2. The extreme conservatives hate him.

He tries to appeal to them, but it's not going to work

[firsttimer]

3. That's a lot of votes in the south and bible belt

I enjoy watching him go down in flames now but I think I would
have enjoyed more in a national election.

ahhh...the hell with it.... lets watch him go down now

[GP6971]

8. Very true, votes in the south and belt

are significant. It will all depend on the candidate though. It won't be Christie. Too much baggage

[Laxman]

4. Invariably when I travel around the country...

when people find out I'm from NJ they comment on how much they love our governor. They think he's entertaining. They think he's a breath of fresh air. I don't know if that fascination would survive a national campaign.They don't realize he's actually a breath of air from Exit 13 on the Turnpike. But there is a real possibility he would sell as a candidate. As much as I'd like to get rid of him, foisting him on the rest of the nation would be like selling a bad used car to an unsuspecting purchaser. Its morally wrong. The only good solution is to take him down for his arrogance and hubris.

[jmowreader]

5. Because he's a fucking crook and needs to be washing pots in a federal pen, that's why

Christie's biggest problem: blocking the George Washington Bridge amounts to interference with interstate commerce - a federal offense.

[LAGC]

6. Everyone said Mittens had no chance either.

"No way a New England RINO could win the nomination."

But sure enough, when push came to shove, Republicans closed ranks.

He got more votes than McCain did in 2008. What does that tell you?

[morningfog]

7. He's the frontrunner. It is always good for the opposition's strongest to fall.

Line them up like dominoes. It's early, but i am happy to start knocking them down now. It prevents "inevitability" and "momentum" from ever taking hold.

And, it will push the next one to be a "not-Christie." Christie had looks from young conservatives, libertarian-leaning, conservative democrats... The answer, should he be knocked out this early, would be a harder line, far-right type. In other words, a regional candidate. There is no longer a far-right national party.

[Lizzie Poppet]

9. I actually consider him the most dangerous GOP candidate.

Yes, he's unpopular with the far-right. But I think the far-right voters who would simply stay home are no greater in number than what he'd gain in the middle (over a more conservative pick). This would be particularly true if Hillary is the Democratic nominee. She may be considered not nearly left-leaning enough for many people here, but she is utterly despised by the right. She could easily offset any demotivational effect on the far-right base that Christie's nomination created. They hate her. But knock Christie out, and the middle would swing hard towards Hillary.

A moderate, "RINO" candidate remains the GOP's best chance. It didn't work last time not because Romney was a relative moderateb, ut because he was a really unlikable asshole, a rather obvious sociopath. Asshole though Christie may be, he's not remotely in Mittens' league in that regard.

I'd much rather the GOP nominate someone like Cruz.