Who wins a 2009 general election for Governor between Jon Corzine and Chris Christie?
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Christie is a one-term freeholder who got beaten in a re-election primary!
After the first election, he was sued and settled a libel or slander suit (forget which) from his opponents -- so he won by telling lies about his opponents.
He raised $100,000 for Bush and still didn't get the US Attorney job until he and his brother ponied up another half million. He had to buy his current job.
You look at his crying jab when Stu Rabner didn't get the hero worship Christie wanted to see -- imagine what will happen on the campaign trail! Christie is a failed politician who had to buy his job and doesn't have the sense of proportion needed to run for office.
He may get the nomination, but only because the Republicans don't have anyone else. He won't win, though.
History has a way of repeating itself
Chris's claim to fame is losing by 20 points to Mike Carroll in the 1995 primary. I would suspect that in 2009 his pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase stands won't go over any better in a primary than in 1995.
Taxes are the issue, not corruption. That is clear everywhere but the country club where our Republican leaders spend their time and talk to "average" voters.
Corzine
This will really be no contest. Corzine wins by another 10 points.
Bill Brennan
Hey Bill, I figured that you would at least like him better than Steve Lonegan who you're so obsessed with hating.
I like Christie but Steve Lonegan is my first choice.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."- Winston Churchill
Doesn't look good for the GOP
The GOP will probably offer either a country club Republican who doesn't relate to the common voter or some wacko "revolutionary" who talks incessantly about taxes, is a one trick pony, has zero populist appeal, can't raise money and will not get the message out. The GOP has tried it both ways, and can't win. We need a new approach.
Christie v. Corzine
One can see why the GOP, after multiple failures in senate campaigns and gubernatorial ones, would see Christie as an attractive option; lately, I've had trouble discerning when he is acting as a U.S. attorney versus when he is acting as a future political candidate (Kyrillos interview, Republican candidate forums, questionable subpoena timings).
That said, though many Ds and Rs see otherwise, I'm not sure Christie is even running in 2009, and I agree that Corzine would win by the same margin as he defeated Forrester.
Ain't gonna happen but here's my 2 cents...
I can see why a very unpopular Governor is so far behind a very popular U.S. Attorney. However, the very things that are making him popular as a federal appointee will make it difficult for him to ever become a statewide elected official in NJ. Right now both state party establishments loath him (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing in the eye of the unaffiliated voter…but they do not have the consistent participation in elections as the party-faithful do). Plus, these hints of "moderation" on social issues may lead to more populist conservatives looking elsewhere for their party’s standard bearer. As I see it now, Christie will likely not make it through the primary. So, this hypothetical general election match up is…well…hypothetical and nothing more.
Draft Steve Forbes!
Steve Forbes should run this state. If he could make time run for President, he could run for Governor. He could afford the pay-cut and actually knows how to run things for a profit.
"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. Benjamin Franklin
Christie needs to do something other than indict politicians
How about a contrast to Corzine. He should do what the federal government has failed to do -- round up illegal aliens and send them back. Corzine set up this bogus immigration group who will recomend embracing these law breakers (surprise). While most of us wouldn't be here if were not for LEGAL immigration, illegal aliens have no business being here and should be sent packing. If Christie showed some leadership on this issue and rounded these folks up and sent them back, this would go a long way with voters.
Too late
Christie is an attractive candidate, but (like many others) he has already peaked. We expect so much of him now that someone new will appear, go from 0% in December, 2008 to 20% in April, 2009, and the press will be salivating over him. Christie's moment was two years ago. By 2009 he will be old news.