Christie is the new W. Bush do not mis-underestimate him for ONE minute.

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31. At the end of the day Romney loved money more than power

Christie seems to love power more than money. Romney had a chance to diffuse a critical situation for himself if could see past the bag of gold. He profited from the extortion that auto suppliers did to keep GM/Chrysler going. His company demanded unreasonable terms and threatened to shut off a critical part for the manufacturers (yes GM/Chrysler's management was stupid getting into that situation). The taxpayers paid the extortion money. He kept it and then criticized the bail out (which could have been a politically tenable position if he had sent the extortion money back to the Treasury at the time).

I don't see any state which voted for Romney not voting for Christie (North Carolina and Indiana being the only two that could slip out of Republican hands). On the other hand every state that was in play last time will be again. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Wisconsin, and either Virginia or Florida for the win. Other option Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida for the win.

He is the scariest of the the Republicans because he looks like a moderate. Weight and his temper may doom him, but do not underestimate him.