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Inhofe Still Blames Christie for Obama Re-Election

November 12, 2013 Buck Banks

Christie I still hold responsible for the re-election of Obama.

— Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), to The Oklahoman, saying he’d “have a hard time” backing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) for president in 2016 because he thinks that Christie’s embrace of President Obama after Hurricane Sandy last year helped him win a second term.

Exit Poll: In Presidential Matchup with Clinton, Christie Would Lose His Home State

November 6, 2013November 6, 2013 Jon Ponder

As we predicted, in the wake of Gov. Chris Christie’s blowout reelection win in New Jersey yesterday, the chattering class has anointed him the Republican Party’s frontrunner in the 2016 presidential campaign.

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GOP 2016 Frontrunner Chris Christie Bullies a Constituent at a Rally — Again

November 5, 2013November 6, 2013 Jon Ponder

Pundits all seem to agree that when New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wins reelection today, he will automatically become the Republican frontrunner for the presidency in 2016. That may be so, but most of these pundits live in the Northeast where a sarcastic, bullying style, of which Christie is the examplar, is part of everyday life.

To live in the Tristate Region is to deal with bombastic, aggressive smart asses at every turn — at the DMV, the supermarket checkout, at work and behind the wheel. This is the world in which the political opinionistas live. The fact that their lives are filled with blowhards like Christie blinds them to the fact that the bully-boy persona that is so common in the Northeast is considered ridiculous and repulsive outside the region.

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‘Tailgunner’ Ted Cruz Is the Wingnut’s Choice for GOP Prez Candidate in 2016

September 27, 2013 Buck Banks

20%

Of Republican primary voters said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is now the top choice to be their presidential candidate in 2016, a new Public Policy Polling survey finds. Cruz’ 20% is followed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) at 17%, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) at 14%, Jeb Bush at 11%, Sen. Marco Rubio at 10% and Rep. Paul Ryan at 10%.

Candidate Questions Effectiveness of Jersey Shore Promos

September 4, 2013 Buck Banks

I don’t know about you, but seeing Chris Christie frolicking on the beach is not going to drive me to go to the shore.

— New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono (D), quoted by CBS New York, questioning Christie’s new tourism commercials.

Christie Sounds Like a Presidential Contender

August 16, 2013 Buck Banks

I think we have some folks who believe that our job is to be college professors. Now college professors are fine I guess. Being a college professor, they basically spout out ideas that nobody does anything about. For our ideas to matter we have to win. And if we don’t govern all we do is shout to the wind, and so I am going to do anything I need to do to win.

— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by NBC News, at a closed-door meeting of the Republican National Committee.

Crappy States Debate

August 2, 2013 Buck Banks

As the feud carries on twixt Rand Paul and Chris Christie
The barbs just get dumber as the debaters grow testy.
But the level of discourse
Isn’t surprising, of course —
It’s about what you’d expect between Kentucky and New Jersey.

Another Reason to Hate Christie — He’s a Dallas Cowboys Fan

June 19, 2013 Buck Banks

The last answer is one of the things that gets all of my political advisors nervous. So get ready for a nervous moment … for them, they’re going to get nervous now. Because my favorite football team is not the New York Giants, it’s not the New York Jets and it’s not the Philadelphia Eagles. Get ready now. My favorite football team is the Dallas Cowboys.

— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by CBS New York, also noting that he’s a New York Mets fan but “they stink.”

Christie Commits to Special Election, Saying He Doesn’t Care About the Cost

June 5, 2013 Buck Banks

I don’t know the cost for the special election and I don’t care.

— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), announcing a special U.S. Senate election that falls just weeks ahead of the November gubernatorial election.

Christie Knows It When He Smells It

May 1, 2013 Buck Banks

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Inhofe Still Blames Christie for Obama Re-Election

Christie I still hold responsible for the re-election of Obama.

— Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), to The Oklahoman, saying he’d “have a hard time” backing New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) for president in 2016 because he thinks that Christie’s embrace of President Obama after Hurricane Sandy last year helped him win a second term.

Exit Poll: In Presidential Matchup with Clinton, Christie Would Lose His Home State

GOP 2016 Frontrunner Chris Christie Bullies a Constituent at a Rally — Again

‘Tailgunner’ Ted Cruz Is the Wingnut’s Choice for GOP Prez Candidate in 2016

20%

Candidate Questions Effectiveness of Jersey Shore Promos

I don’t know about you, but seeing Chris Christie frolicking on the beach is not going to drive me to go to the shore.

— New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono (D), quoted by CBS New York, questioning Christie’s new tourism commercials.

Christie Sounds Like a Presidential Contender

— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by NBC News, at a closed-door meeting of the Republican National Committee.

Crappy States Debate

Another Reason to Hate Christie — He’s a Dallas Cowboys Fan

— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by CBS New York, also noting that he’s a New York Mets fan but “they stink.”

Christie Commits to Special Election, Saying He Doesn’t Care About the Cost

I don’t know the cost for the special election and I don’t care.

— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), announcing a special U.S. Senate election that falls just weeks ahead of the November gubernatorial election.

Christie Knows It When He Smells It

Let me use an indelicate word. Bullshit. That’s what that is… That’s the excuse they use.

— New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), quoted by the Newark Star Ledger, after telling any kids to “cover your ears” at a packed town hall meeting.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by CBS News.

“Here’s the problem with the red meat: It becomes an addiction. Once you go there and you put that out there, then you’re forced to defend it. So what do they do? They double down. They triple down again.”

— Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by the Washington Post, on Republicans relying on anti-Muslim attacks in the Michigan U.S. Senate race.

— Stephen Miller, quoted by The Guardian, pledging “total devotion” to President Trump.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”