I don't think that Christie is fundie and far-right enough to get the nomination. Remember, they were running cunts like Bachmann and Santorum as serious contenders last year. And seeing as how they didn't seem to learn much from the election they'll likely keep on the same path and put up the most conservative people they can find. Their problem is that they have to appeal to the teabaggers to get the nomination, and then try to look like moderates to the general voting public. I'll be surprised if they have more moderate candidates in 2016.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.