Am I the only one who thinks Christie is toast in a Republican primary?

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I could see Scott Walker beating him, besides that, nah.

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Actually, I would expect Walker to beat him in the primary.

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After November, if Scott Walker wins re election (most likely) I wonder if we will see a Ready for Walker Super PAC, to compete with the new Ready For Christie PAC.

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No, Republicans want to win.

The split in the Tea Party/SoCon wing will help him a lot. Only Walker can beat him by unifying the field quickly.

Agreed. Not only does Walker have electability, he is perceived as more conservative than Christie.

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No way, Walker would unify the Republican party, and would appeal greatly to the midwestern swing states.

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No, Republicans want to win.

The split in the Tea Party/SoCon wing will help him a lot. Only Walker can beat him by unifying the field quickly.

Agreed. Not only does Walker have electability, he is perceived as more conservative than Christie.

I don't think those two things go together. While Christie definitely has some large obstacles between him and the nomination, the ones between Scott Walker and the Presidency are far larger. To non-Republicans Walker comes across as yet one more example of elitist, right-wing hate-filled nuttery. Most non-Republicans see Christie, on the other hand, as a human being, not a sock-puppet for the wingnuts who've taken over the Republican party.

I doubt that Walker will be perceived like that, otherwise he wouldn't have a won many moderate Wisconsinites in his elections.

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No way, Walker would unify the Republican party, and would appeal greatly to the midwestern swing states.

Why would he appeal there?  The Midwest is mostly quite impoverished now.. I don't think they're as amenable to his anti-worker rhetoric as they may have been when he first took stage.

If he is re elected, than that claim is invalid.

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Let's see how well he does in his re election. He couldn't have won the last couple times without winning moderates.

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Some Democrats on this board hold this belief that there really are zero moderate Republicans left, and that's just dumb; we're just not as loud.  McCain and Romney won, both with ease, after going slightly right.  I think Christie is capable of winning without making as significant of an appeal to the base.  Even if he's not their favorite, there are enough Republicans who know that he's easily our best bet to win the White House in 2016.  I'm actually pretty confident that Christie would beat a weak Dem here in Maine.  He has crossover appeal.

He could hypothetically win the second district I suppose.
He would for sure do better than W Bush there.

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How about Christie just says in the primary  he is pro life, then in the general he says he only wants restrictions on the second and third trimester abortions, which is what the majority of Americans believe anyway? I think that could work in the general election.

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Hmm... This is interesting..