Why do Republicans seem to think "Boy, if we could just get Chris Christie to run...?"

[Dennis S]

I don't get it.

[$tevie]

I don't get it either, but it seems to be the Gospel that Christie would be their Savior.

[OWC Jamie]

and you're not going to

[Seacrest]

They're just trying to motivate him to exercise.

[Surfrider]

LOL

[Grace62]

Dennis S wrote:
I don't get it.

Here's a good editorial from NJ's largest paper on why Republicans want Christie to get in the race, and why the writer thinks he shouldn't. If you look at the end of the article you'll see links to lots of other articles on this same subject, both for and against Christie.

http://blog.nj.com/njv_tom_moran/2011/09..._shou.html

Personally I think since fall Christie fever has cooled quite a bit.

[cbelt3]

Who ?

[decay]

Oprah interviewed him

Aired: 01/15/2012

http://www.oprah.com/own-oprahs-next-cha...s-Christie

Oprah travels to the home of New Jersey's governor, Chris Christie, a man The New York Times calls "one of the most intriguing political figures in America." He's also been called a human bulldozer, "Governor Wrecking Ball" and "the Tony Soprano of politics." Known for his in-your-face style, Governor Christie is a YouTube sensation, a rising star in the Republican Party and the type of leader many see as our next president. Whether he's confronting voters at his infamous town hall meetings or talking tough to teachers' unions, he's a man on a mission to tackle the really big problems facing America.

Oprah rarely interviews politicians, but she makes an exception for Governor Christie because she believes he is a leader willing to go beyond sound bites and canned responses. In a candid conversation, he opens up about his lifelong struggle with weight and the guilt he carries, the best advice his mother ever gave him and why he resisted a run for the White House.

[maco]

[Chakravartin]

They're grooming him for Veep.

The party line is going to be that he pulls Mitt Romney just far enough to the right that it's okay to vote for him.