Behold the anointed one ... this one is destined for something ... even Dems flock to him like some kind of pied gruff piper ...
November 05, 2013
abcnews.go.com
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Backed by soaring approval ratings for his leadership after Superstorm Sandy, the tell-it-like-it-is governor built a winning coalition by aggressively courting constituencies that often shun the GOP: minorities, women and even Democrats, who outnumber Republicans among registered voters by more than 3 to 2.
Christie, who is openly considering running for president, has said his success offers a template for broadening the GOP's appeal [...]
November 05, 2013
washingtonpost.com
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Christie has sought to cultivate a bipartisan, problem-solver image that has won him plaudits among many independents and Democrats, but simultaneous suspicion from some conservatives. He publicly lambasted House Republicans in January for failing to act on a bill that would provide Sandy relief and moved even further away from Washington last month when he declared “compromise isn’t a dirty word” in a campaign ad released the day federal lawmakers forced a federal government shutdown.
Woo woo! All Aboard! Republicans have finally found their "template" for getting somewhere. Just be like more Christie. And "tell it like it is isn't" ...
November 05, 2013
foxnews.com
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Christie’s handling of Superstorm Sandy – which caused billions in damage – endeared him to many in his state.
Rutgers public policy professor Cliff Zukin says Christie’s Sandy efforts reinforced his standing among rank-and-file Republicans through “visibility in a crisis setting,” but will probably hurt him among conservative Republican Party leaders.
“Many … were very upset he ‘helped’ Obama given the proximity of Sandy to the national election,” Zukin told FoxNews.com.
Some social conservatives also seem on the fence about Christie.
November 05, 2013
nytimes.com
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Republicans panicked by the surge in activist support for the rabble-rousing Tea Party wing represented by Senators Ted Cruz and Rand Paul were cheered by Mr. Christie’s success, saying they hope the party will learn not only from the size of Mr. Christie’s margin over Barbara Buono, a Democratic state senator, but also from the makeup of his support. [...]
His national profile will only increase later this month as he takes over as head of the Republican Governors Association. That position gives him sway over which state races the party chooses to spend money on, allowing him to rack up favors with other Republican politicians and create relationships with local leaders in key presidential states.
On Tuesday morning, well before polls closed on his re-election, Mr. Christie said he would be appearing frequently in “places like Ohio and Michigan and Florida,” all states with incumbent Republican governors up for re-election next year, and he offered that he was also willing to help Republican incumbents in Iowa and South Carolina, states that appear early on the presidential campaign calendar.
What if anything, will ever derail Christie's not-so-subtle Presidential ambitions,
via the Red State money train?
Except for maybe another resurgent Hurricane named Re-patriot Tea ... ?
Nothing conventionally "wise" about that, eh?