visionary Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/11/us-usa-campaign-romney-idUSTRE7945SP20111011 (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will back Mitt Romney in the presidential race on Tuesday, a Romney campaign spokesman said.That would give Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, one of the biggest endorsements as he tries to hold his lead in the race for the Republican nomination. Christie, who dashed hopes just last week that he would jump into the race himself, was traveling to New Hampshire, where he was due to appear at a news conference with Romney, the spokesman said. In other news: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/11/us-usa-campaign-debate-idUSTRE79A0NV20111011 Perry under pressure at Republican debate(Reuters) - Rick Perry hopes to end a string of poor performances and campaign rival Mitt Romney looks to consolidate his newly regained front-runner status at a U.S. presidential debate for Republicans on Tuesday. http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/10/8257511-cain-leapfrogs-perry-in-two-national-polls Cain leapfrogs Perry in two national polls (read the end of this page and the next couple to see live debate discussion) (Edit: 11:00 PM EST Now that there's a debate thread, feel free to move further debate discussion there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Not like there's any reasonable alternative unless Huntsman somehow breaks into double digits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Hardly a surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKINS@THEGOALLINE Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 "I'd like an extra large pizza with everything on it . . . oh yeah, and Romney for president." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I'm not surprised he did it. I am surprised he did it this early in the process. Another indication that the guy is more worried about what he thinks is best for the country rather than his future in politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 wait, I thought he hinted that he was running for President. Ninjaing, in case it wasn't obvious that I was being facetious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 So, if he wins the Nom, will the Tea Party run a third candidate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I'm not surprised he did it. I am surprised he did it this early in the process.Another indication that the guy is more worried about what he thinks is best for the country rather than his future in politics. Or taking care of his future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 I'm waiting for him to tell the other candidates to "get the hell out of the primaries!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Or taking care of his future Only, if he's right. The fact of the matter is that it is very very rare for "up and comers" to endorse somebody before a single primary takes place. If you endorse the wrong guy, you can badly screw up your future. At this point in time in either party in a case of a really contested primary, the vast majority of people are saying they don't know, and people with a real future pretty much wait until the ending is clear. This only works for Christie if one of two things happen: 1. Romney becomes President (then Christie is tied to the winner and in a good position to be VP). 2. Romney loses the Republican nomination, and whoever wins goes onto lose the general election (Then he can come back in 4 years w/ a 'told you so' approach. (and presumably Romney has promised orginational and financial support in the future.)) If Romney wins and then loses or if another Republican becomes President, he's really hurt himself. That's a pretty big risk to take this far out. He's either got a lot of guts, a crystal ball, or his political future isn't his primary concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Did I say political future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Not like there's any reasonable alternative unless Huntsman somehow breaks into double digits. I know of one excellent alternative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon the Black Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 This can mean only one thing. Christie is running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 The debate is on now on bloomberg (tv channel)...I think. Gingrich is speaking about prostate cancer testing. ---------- Post added October-11th-2011 at 08:21 PM ---------- I have no idea what the hell Bachman is talkiing about. (if anyone wants to start a thread on the debate, go ahead) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I like the format of this debate. More focused and the crowd is not behaving like a bunch of cheerleaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Romney says we shouldn't bailout anyone...but we should do what is needed to save the economy. Gingrich says Bernake, Paulsen, Geither don't have a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 give em hell Newt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Michelle Bachmann doesn't have a damn clue about anything. Why is she still invited to these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Michelle Bachmann doesn't have a damn clue about anything.Why is she still invited to these? I had a hard time following her last rant. Apparently the audience did too. The moderators are fairly critical of the candidates, lol. ---------- Post added October-11th-2011 at 08:48 PM ---------- LMAO! Bachman just said that Cain's plan turned upside down is 666. WTF? Nice argument. ---------- Post added October-11th-2011 at 08:52 PM ---------- Romney not holding punches against China. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 This is definitely one of the better debates. Besides Bachmann's rambling and stupidity of course. They are completely ignoring Santorum, Paul and Perry. ---------- Post added October-11th-2011 at 08:52 PM ---------- Perry finally got a chance to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 OK...that CEO guy was kind of creepy. lol SAntorum is trying to squeeze in a much speaking as possible in one answer. And here comes Cain talking about 999..."a bold solution!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Cain is trying way to hard to be a man of the people. Romney is winning simply due to exposure time and that every one else looks dull in comparison. Do they even know that Ron Paul is sitting on the table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Bachman says that Perry spends like Obama. ---------- Post added October-11th-2011 at 09:09 PM ---------- Hermain Cain just walked into a Romney ambush... ---------- Post added October-11th-2011 at 09:13 PM ---------- Hunstman says that Romney destroys jobs (using an old Huckabee tactic in the form of a question). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madison Redskin Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I'm not surprised he did it. I am surprised he did it this early in the process.Another indication that the guy is more worried about what he thinks is best for the country rather than his future in politics. It's somewhat ironic that a straight-shooting, no-BS guy like Christie would support a guy like Romney. However, when you look at the rest of the field ... I guess it's not that surprising. I kinda wish Christie had run. I find him really interesting and charismatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 Romney is staring at Ron Paul like "wtf are you saying?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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