Candidates hyped up 3 years out rarely win.
REAGAN?!
NIXON?!
BUSH?!
Hush.
Presidents Chris Cristie, Hillary Clinton, And Sarah Palin would like to know your location.
Sarah Palin never ran for president and Hillary Clinton was the nominee, so I’m unsure what your singular example of Chris Christie is supposed to prove lol
Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Mitt Romney, Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden were all “hyped” 3+ years out from being nominated. Early standing isn’t entirely predictive, but to pretend it’s irrelevant is also wrong.