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tabbycat31

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23. and the Democrats will not nominate a GOP governor

Reply to Scuba (Reply #16)

Mon Jul 29, 2013, 12:26 PM

Jul 2013

Christie ran as a Republican and governed as one. Sure there are GOP governors who have since switched (Charlies Crist, Lincoln Chaffee) but Chris Christie will not be one of them.

In Crist and Chaffee's situations, they both switched over to independent (I want to say in 2009-2010 but I'm not 100%) and just recently became Democrats. It was a long time coming and it's too late at this point for Christie for 2016 (and as a New Jerseyan, it will not happen period).

The national Democratic party will not nominate him period. He would not survive a Democratic primary. I see them nominating an O'Malley type.

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Just for fun: what if the top 3 2016 Dems say "no"? [View all] Proud Public Servant Jul 2013 OP

NYS State Gov't is an irreversibly polluted swamp. I can't see Cuomo emerging from that ooze. Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 #1

Not to mention - he and his girl friend are living together. hedgehog Jul 2013 #3

If not Cuomo, than... MarianJack Jul 2013 #4

I'd love to see Gillibrand Proud Public Servant Jul 2013 #6

Seems to me she's our Robert Menendez. The "other" NJ senator that no one can ever identify. Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 #10

Agree with you about Cuomo Proud Public Servant Jul 2013 #5

Secretary of the Treasury, or chief Economic Advisor truebluegreen Jul 2013 #9

I didn't realize she was that old, frankly. Smarmie Doofus Jul 2013 #20

I see it shaping up as a race between Republican candidate Scott Walker and .... Scuba Jul 2013 #2

Chris Christie is not a Democrat tabbycat31 Jul 2013 #15

My point exactly. Whatever "Democrat" we get will not be a "Democrat", at least ... Scuba Jul 2013 #16

and the Democrats will not nominate a GOP governor tabbycat31 Jul 2013 #23

I'd love to see O'Malley, but we'll get a Christie.... Scuba Jul 2013 #25

Walker's numbers in Wisconsin may keep him out of the race - TBF Jul 2013 #26

Walker's faithful legion of fans will be armed with lots of Koch dollars to extol his brand... Scuba Jul 2013 #32

Maybe Snowden could... one_voice Jul 2013 #7

O'Malley would be my choice, at first glance, truebluegreen Jul 2013 #8

much more likely to be gillibrand than cuomo La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #11

I sorta wonder who "Patrick" is hfojvt Jul 2013 #12

Sorry, should have specified Proud Public Servant Jul 2013 #13

I want a left-of-center non-neoliberal governor, LWolf Jul 2013 #14

That would be Martin O'Malley KamaAina Jul 2013 #24

I've been hearing about him. LWolf Jul 2013 #27

I will be brutally honest nadinbrzezinski Jul 2013 #17

I'm not so sure Charlie Crist won't throw his hat in the ring. NCTraveler Jul 2013 #18

I would vote for Cecile Richards whttevrr Jul 2013 #19

Gray? You mean Grayson? KamaAina Jul 2013 #21

Oops! Yes, I did Proud Public Servant Jul 2013 #28

If Schweitzer's in, that doesn't leave much room for another Westerner KamaAina Jul 2013 #22

I'd support Wyden, but I think he'd accomplish more as a Senator. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2013 #30

Dr. Howard Dean grasswire Jul 2013 #29

My dream pick if I could drop him in the office nt GlashFordan Jul 2013 #33

I like Dean, but Proud Public Servant Jul 2013 #31