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scheming daemons

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7. The tea party will fight tooth and nail to stop his nomination

Thu Nov 7, 2013, 05:12 PM

Nov 2013

... and in the process, bloody him up if he somehow makes it through the nominating process.

Nationally, Christie would be a tough one to beat. But he can't get there unless he can navigate the Republican primaries... which are dominated by the tea party.

He'll be lucky to come in 5th in Iowa or South Carolina in the early primaries.

By the time the race gets to states he can compete in, he may no longer be a frontrunner.

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Interesting analysis - makes a certain amount of sense. nt el_bryanto Nov 2013 #1

Excellent analysis. i agree. Do you have a blog or anything I can tweet? Thanks nt okaawhatever Nov 2013 #2

No... no blog. I just post here, mostly. scheming daemons Nov 2013 #3

Chritie can't be beat RobertEarl Nov 2013 #4

Not in NJ. He can definitely be beat nationally scheming daemons Nov 2013 #5

Butwill he? How? RobertEarl Nov 2013 #6

The tea party will fight tooth and nail to stop his nomination scheming daemons Nov 2013 #7

TBaggers see him as a winner RobertEarl Nov 2013 #8

You couldn't be more wrong. scheming daemons Nov 2013 #10

You follow TBagger websites? RobertEarl Nov 2013 #12

I havent waivered from my "message" one bit scheming daemons Nov 2013 #14

trying to debate with Robert Earl is a lost cause Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #16

I've shot down every one of his posts, but he add non sequitirs... scheming daemons Nov 2013 #18

He can be beat in NJ in a general Presidential election. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #19

Where was Hillary? RobertEarl Nov 2013 #23

Thank you. WilliamPitt Nov 2013 #9

very well said. Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #11

Figured you'd show up RobertEarl Nov 2013 #13

Dems took house and senate in 2006. added White House in 2008 Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #15

What it is? RobertEarl Nov 2013 #21

try not to take victory so hard Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #25

"The Dems won everywhere but NJ! GOP Civil War deepens as Tea Party infuriated over Christie win!" scheming daemons Nov 2013 #17

Yeah, but your headline is: RETREAT!! RobertEarl Nov 2013 #20

My headline is "STRATEGIC retreat" scheming daemons Nov 2013 #22

There ya go RobertEarl Nov 2013 #24

she knew it when she entered the race. Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #26

Hey, I've had fun beating up on the message RobertEarl Nov 2013 #27

"Remember the Alamo", and remember the immortal word of Gen. Anthony Clement McAuliffe HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #28

weird analogy. Barbara Buono did surive this election Pretzel_Warrior Nov 2013 #30

Sacrificing for comrades as they escape is honorable, leaving a comrade behind as you cover your ass HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #31

That's a very noble sentiment, but it has nothing to do with strategy or rational choices nt geek tragedy Nov 2013 #33

No doubt it sits in the face of selfish self interest of people WHO ALSO WANT THE MONEY! HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #34

Fighting is not a strategy, nor should it be a goal in and of itself. geek tragedy Nov 2013 #35

Oh for sure. Hanging out a comrade is certainly a means to an end HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #37

Buono knew she was going to get minimal support when she geek tragedy Nov 2013 #38

She claims she was hung out. The analysis doesn't need to be very deep HereSince1628 Nov 2013 #39

Backstabbers, gotta watch the lot of them. Rex Nov 2013 #41

Good post... SidDithers Nov 2013 #29

+1 to everything you said. Internal polls are worth their weight in gold, and Dems knew the..... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2013 #32

Unrec. Rex Nov 2013 #36

i dodnt advocate voting for a repuke, and I never would scheming daemons Nov 2013 #42

it's called "choosing your battles" and it's how to win over the long term. nt magical thyme Nov 2013 #40

Even without a full assault that would have failed, the national party truebluegreen Nov 2013 #43

we (democrats) want a gop civil war scheming daemons Nov 2013 #44

They swallowed their disdain for Mittens, and he was way less of a wingnut truebluegreen Nov 2013 #45