(February 12, 2014 at 2:25 am)Minimalist Wrote: Christie is looking like a mafia thug.The first would be a point in his favor if he can "turn New Jersey around." The latter is the real problem for him. The GOP loved Rudy Giuliani for walking into liberal NYC and straightening it out, but not enough that he was a serious candidate for national office.
Besides, he hugged Obama. He's dead to the GOP base.
The problems that Giuliani faced when he considered national office (such as his liberal stance on issues like abortion, gay rights, gun control, etc) is the reverse of the problem Santorum will face in a general election. He cannot distance himself from his strong religious attitude without alienating his base, but I think he may be "un-electable" otherwise. How difficult will it be to link him to people like Pat Robertson (who can be counted on to make inflammatory statements in "support" of Santorum)?
His one hope is that if Hillary is his opponent, her choices (of running mate and how she runs her campaign) could provide him with just enough electoral votes to win. Especially if he gets a high turnout in his favor and liberal voters (especially younger ones) stay home in large enough numbers.
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