Denying Americans free speech during election time on the basis of their (which was in a nutshell the point of McCain-Feingold) is not forgivable. Neither is citizenship for millions of third world cast offs, many with criminal histories long enough to be written by Tolstoy.
Chris Christie has better credentials.
One last, at this point I firmly believe we need a Commander in Chief with actual military training and experience, and would put that quality above star power.
on the basis of their not being a mamber of a political party.
/typo