> Chris Christie who has no problem saying it straight up, but he’s still a newly wed.
You contradict yourself. Christie could not pass the media test of being “attractive”. His obesity would be his downfall if we agree with your premise.
Christie also is an east-coast republican and not very conservative. Yes, he has mouthed off against the unions but other than that, what has he accomplished?
Some of his positions and statements have caused me concern. I would put him in the same category as a Scott Brown for example.
I am stating those are the others out there being considered early on...and yes Christie does not meet the criteria of what a president in the United States is marketed to look like. I do not agree with the "making of a president" as stated. But Christie got elected in NJ as LePage got elected in Maine--both have similar traits.
I am Northeast and my state went Red after being Blue for 3 decades.
The Media is losing last time I looked.
I also will agree with Scott on many votes and know he is there for the taxpayers who put him there--no surprises on where he stood before being elected. I may not agree with him on some other issues but..then I don't agree with some FReepers 100% of the time. I definitely did not agree with Palin (whom I admire) and some of the Fox political pundits on how they defined this Bush Tax cut extension all pork which was in reality 90% keeping money in the pockets of the public and not in the hands of the government. Now some have backtracked. Palin spoke too soon-but then she is asked questions out of the gate--she was wrong on Ms.O'Donnell who Fox would not even hire. You should be more than "just eligible" to run for office (O'Donnell). I followed financial reasoning and Huck as well as a former Reagan budget adviser on the bill not the political "all or nothing", R or L side mentality.
Thanks