“But in simply acknowledging that climate change is not some liberal conspiracy, Christie is standing out from the GOP pack. He’s a popular Republican with national ambitions who seems to recognize the threat. That’s raised a question among some hopeful activists: Can Chris Christie shift the politics of climate change?”
Christie needs a wad of toilet paper to wipe his nose with.
People continue to misinterpret Chritie’s bluster for conservatism. He has been a (Nelson) Rockefeller Republican from the beginning but now more closely resembles the ex-Governor and ex-Republican Charlie Crist.
Gov. Christie got elected in New Jersey. A Republican who is palatable in New Jersey would look like a lefty Dem in Montana. I know because Senators Tester and Baucus sound a lot like Gov. Christie.
I will be appalled if this edition of Gov. Christie becomes a major leader of the Republican Party. He’s better for New Jersey than Corzine was — an empty chair would be better than Corzine — and he may yet help shift NJ toward a wiser course.
But that didn’t work in New York; they went from Pataki and Giuliani to Cuomo and Bloomberg.