With Christie, one can't be too cynical

Steve Kornacki writes that ...

It’s too cynical to say that Christie is executing a devious strategy designed to undermine Romney at the last minute, thereby assuring that the GOP presidential nomination will be open in four years.

On the other hand,

it’s fair to point out that, realistically speaking, Christie’s White House aspirations depend on a Romney loss next week.

Let's see if from this ponderous conflict we can't formulate a synthesis: It's fair to say that, realistically speaking, Christie is executing a devious strategy designed to undermine Romney, since the former's White House aspirations depend on a Romney loss next week.

There. That's about right. And Steve, I don't feel the least bit cynical, realistically speaking.

Comments

[Robert Lipscomb]

Sometimes, one's best interest and doing the right thing simply align. Christie, Obama and all the other key elected officials in the affected areas desperately need to be timely, effective and efficient during this crisis to ensure their political future. Mutual support gets every individual where they want to go.

As the old saying goes, "Grab them by the short fuzzies, and their hearts and souls will follow."

All that and the fact that Christie can read polls also. Romney is dead man walking.

[Peter G]

As someone who listened attentively to Christie's keynote speech at the Republican convention I can attest that Romney was mentioned in it. Near the end.

[mdblanche]

Forget 2016, think 2013. Christie has to face the voters of New Jersey again next year before he can even think about higher office. It would certainly make his life easier if the Jersey shore were cleaned up by then. Christie is enough of a realist to know which President gives him a better chance of that happening.

[Peter G]

Forget not Robert, that Christie will be launching his presidential campaign as a favorite son of a solidly blue state. He cannot afford to pull a Romney and have to slink out after a single term with low popularity. A single term will be sufficient for him to make New Jersey a red state in the 2016 presidential election, if he runs, but only if he can retain a high popularity rating.

[You Don't Say]

Robert: Said what I was going to said but much better.

[BobH]

Enlightened SELF-INTEREST!
Christie is way smarter than Donald Trump, who if he was that smart, would write a check for $10 million to Atlantic City, for the restoration of infrastructure.

[Jaylemeux]

Christie will get no resistance from me.