Posted on 02/04/2016 9:37:06 AM PST by SeekAndFind
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Frustrated and flailing as his candidacy threatens to slip away, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is embarking on a scalding effort over the next week to discredit Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, the man he blames for undermining his campaign and whose ascendancy he deeply resents.
And Mr. Christie has a secret ally: Jeb Bush.
Mr. Christie, whose White House hopes hinge on a strong showing in New Hampshire, is unleashing the kind of cutting and personal attacks that brought him renown in New Jersey but that pose a far greater risk in a presidential campaign, where they can harm the assailant as much as the intended target.
Over the past 48 hours, Mr. Christie has mocked Mr. Rubio as a cosseted "boy in the bubble," derided him as "constantly scripted," likened him to "the king of England," and, perhaps most creatively, compared his Senate career to that of a helpless fourth grader who is told which chair to sit in at school.
On Wednesday, Mr. Christie challenged anyone "to show me the significant accomplishment that Senator Rubio has done while he's in the United States Senate."
"I can't find one," Mr. Christie added.
For Mr. Christie, the verbal barrage is a carefully calibrated attempt to damage Mr. Rubio's standing in New Hampshire before Tuesday's primary -- and to set up a showdown with him in Saturday night's Republican debate, possibly Mr. Christie's best chance to impede Mr. Rubio's surging candidacy.
Mr. Rubio's strong third-place performance in Iowa on Monday night, and his steady improvement in the polls days before the voting there, alarmed Mr. Christie and his mainstream Republican rivals, including Mr. Bush, who fear Mr. Rubio's emerging as a breakout figure in New Hampshire.
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Pig Pile!
Everyone team up and Destroy the GOPe RINO WSJ Crony Capitalist:
RUBIO!
YES!!!! A battle royale to see who can out-GOPe the other!!!
Never fear, Warrior Turtle & Krispy Kreme are coming to save us!!
Saturday night’s debate is going to be fun.
I don't mind if America picks someone I disagree with.....but it makes me furious when the elites think they have the "right" to pick someone for us
So you’re calling them pigs? Exactly right.
Since when was Christie a conservative hero? I thought he got off some good zingers at Hillary at the debate, but other than that, he’s widely hated here. So why should he and Cruz be joining forces?
I like Cruz as a candidate, btw, and I’d vote for him. But if he wants to fight Rubio, he should do it on ideas and not with an attack dog he has suddenly decided to redeem politically because it might be expedient. That’s Trump style campaigning.
If Krispy Kreme and Yeb decide to team-up against the Rube then that is good news for both DT and Senator Cruz!
I say, “GO KRISP and go YEB!”
Stan and Ollie go after Ricky Ricardo. Entertainment for all!
They are the establishment, not Rubio.
Who would have thought Little Jebbie and the Hugger taking out another RINO would happen...
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