Chris Christie Takes Veiled Shot at Ted Cruz

Breitbart ^ | 30 Mar 2014 | Tony Lee

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On Saturday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took a veiled shot at potential 2016 competitor Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) while speaking to the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

“It’s time for us as a party to stop killing each other,” Christie said, according a Politico report. “I’m not in this business to have an academic conversation. I am not in this business to win the argument. I’m in this business to win elections. And here’s why – because when we win elections, we get a chance to govern and we get to mold and shape the future of our state and country. When we lose, we don’t.”

Cruz often says to Republicans, "first you win the argument, then you win the vote," and Christie's words seem to be a direct reference to Cruz's argument that Republicans do not win national elections with watered down candidates and policies.  

Though Christie said his more moderate brand of politics wins elections, that has never been the case on the national level for the GOP. Ronald Reagan won two terms running on bold conservative policies after moderate Gerald Ford lost in 1976. George H.W. Bush won in 1988 when he ran for Reagan's third term and lost in 1992 when he ran as a patrician moderate who broke his promise of "no new taxes." Bob Dole lost in 1996 as an establishment candidate while George. W. Bush won two terms with the strong support of the Evangelical base. In 2008 and 2012, Republicans nominated the candidates the mainstream press insisted had the best chance of winning the general election in John McCain and Mitt Romney, respectively, and they got smoked. 

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	"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton "We don't intend to turn the Republican Party over to the traitors in the battle just ended. We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support. Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates wouldn’t make any sense at all." -- President Ronald Reagan "A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice." - Thomas Paine 1792 "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." - Samuel Adams "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams

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[jospehm20]

“Lap Dancer” Christie speaks.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I am not in this business to win the argument.

Then you won't win the election, I'm afraid.

[A CA Guy]

Rinos are trying to kill those who want common sense.

[Colonel_Flagg]

“I’m not in this business to have an academic conversation. I am not in this business to win the argument. I’m in this business to win elections."

A written cranial-rectal inversion. Charming.

[CincyRichieRich]

Idiot Christie...chummy times with the enemy IS KILLING THE PARTY. Duh!

[Farmer Dean]

“It’s time to stop killing each other.”
Chris,you’ve about killed yourself with no outside help.

[TomGuy]

I’m in this business to win elections

Translation: I will do anything to win, whatever it takes, song-and-dance, song-and-lapdance ...

[Starboard]

Christie is telling Republicans how to win elections. This from the same man who, at a critical juncture in the presidential election, helped Obama at Romney’s expense.

Christie is a fraud.

[Yaelle]

But the argument is more important than anything else in this country.

Our country IS these two documents. Everything we hold dear about our country IS THE CONSTITUTION AND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE and it is 100% of the argument.

Do we want a country governed by the people, of the people, and for the people, with freedom for all, AND WILL WE FIGHT FOR IT? That is the argument. Period.

Winning elections has to be done on ideas, not personalities or coalitions or go alongs to get along. GOPe is about keeping power and being liked, for individuals. And this is all our elections often are. Americans need to be reminded WHAT AMERICA IS. It’s a CONCEPT. FREEDOM FOR ALL and true representative government. Hard to keep. Thanks, Mr. Franklin, for believing we could. I hope we can.

[dowcaet]

Enough of this guy. His side of the aisle is the one taking all the shots on conservatives and doing nothing against the real enemy of America, the Democrats. Cruz, Paul, and Walker. I have reservations about all of them but they are head and shoulders above anyone the RINOS will throw out there, and those three are certainly light years better than Hillary and any other Democrat.

[basil]

I’m surprised he can even spell “academic”…………….I wonder if he knows what it means.

He has never struck me as being the brightest bulb in the box.

[Sacajaweau]

Goes to his "bully" character.

That's why I believe he instigated the bridge fiasco...it was a bully move. No subordinate would do it on his/her own....not motive.

[madison10]

Chris cannot pass up not being a complete jerk.

[Night Hides Not]

Christie is telling Republicans how to win elections

IIRC, Ted Cruz has demonstrated he can win elections.

[Night Hides Not]

That's why I believe he instigated the bridge fiasco...it was a bully move. No subordinate would do it on his/her own....not motive.

His underlings don't defecate without him supplying the toilet paper.

[chris37]

So, it’s time to stop killing each other, then Fat Jerk takes a shot at Ted Cruz?

Hypocrite much, Fat Jerk?

[ExTexasRedhead]

The minute RINO boy came on Megyn Kelly’s show last night, the OFF button was pushed on my remote. I refuse to watch the gutless wonder.

[grania]

Yeah, CC. Just what we need. More elected pols who haven't committed to changing things for the better. Just do their own DC thing 'cuz they know what's best.

Been there, done that.