A flawed messenger is better than no messenger at all
Christie won't win, but at least he's actually *opposing* Trump instead of trying not to offend him.
The past few years have proven that anything is possible in American politics, so I can’t say for sure that Chris Christie will never be President of the United States.
Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way, Chris Christie will never be President of the United States.
And yet, God Bless Him for at least trying the truly unprecedented strategy of attacking the controversial, polarizing front-runner head on instead of offering muted criticism for fear of mean Truth Social posts:
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wasted no time going after Donald Trump while launching his presidential campaign on Tuesday, calling the former president and current Republican primary front-runner a "lonely, self-consumed, self-serving mirror hog" and arguing that he's the only one who can stop him.
A onetime federal prosecutor, Christie was among the crowded field of 2016 Republican presidential candidates steamrolled by Trump. Now that Trump is running for the White House a third time, this year's crop of rivals have no choice but to criticize him relentlessly, or risk political history repeating itself, Christie says.
Kicking off his campaign with a town hall at Saint Anselm College, Christie suggested that other top Republicans have been afraid to challenge Trump or even mention his name much while campaigning -- but made it clear he had no such qualms.
"A lonely, self-consumed, self-serving mirror hog is not a leader," Christie said, adding, "The person I am talking about, who is obsessed with the mirror, who never admits a mistake, who never admits a fault, who always finds someone else and something else to blame for whatever goes wrong -- but finds every reason to take credit for anything that goes right -- is Donald Trump."
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"There's a big argument in our country right now about whether character matters, and we have leaders who have shown us over and over again that not only are they devoid of character, they don't care." Christie said. "We can't dismiss the question of character anymore, everybody. If we do, we get what we deserve, and we will have to own it."
Christie advisers are planning a non-traditional, nationally focused campaign based on earned media attention, instead of focusing on specific states. Their candidate said staying aggressive against Trump was key and scoffed Tuesday at what he said were Trump's failed promises, including a pledge to wall off the entire southern U.S. border and have Mexico pay for it.
"The reason I'm going after Trump is twofold," Christie said. "One, he deserves it. And two, it's the way to win."
Christie will test the appetite among Republican voters for someone who has expressed support for many of Trump's policies but has criticized the former president's conduct. The former governor has urged the party to move on or risk future losses.
Christie isn’t the first GOP nomination candidate who’s actually gone on the offensive against Trump, but he’s the first one most people will actually have heard of. Sorry, Asa Hutchinson, but the thought that a former Governor of Arkansas could ever become President is ridiculous lol.
Also, it’s Chris Christie who frankly owes us this, because his shock endorsement early in 2016 was the turning point that made Trump’s victory look not just possible but likely. As someone who helped break American politics, it’s his responsibility to sweep up the shards and get out the Gorilla Glue.
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