Josh Hawley and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cottton. Anti-Trumpers : These are the people who never went down the Trump path. How critical they were of him depends on the person but, generally speaking, it's been clear for the last five years or so that they aren't going to give up total control of the party to the Trump forces.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan fits into this category. As does mostly Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse. Christie isn't in ANY of these camps. His speech on Thursday night makes clear that he doesn't fit into categories 1 and 2 above. And while he'd like to -- probably -- be in category 3, the past five years makes that impossible. What is Christie? Despite the meltdown of his political fortunes, Chris Christie remains a figure of irrepressible ambition.
And on top of it all, Christie now has to endure the prospect of a landslide victor Phil Murphy being discussed as a possible nominee for a Democratic presidential ticket, either in or Murphy just celebrated his 64th birthday, and in , he will be 71, not too old in modern American politics for a presidential bid.
And the inevitable comparisons between Christie and Murphy will be particularly galling to the former governor. The Christie political persona is that of a bullying baleful political Sonny Liston-like figure who has become a national object of ridicule after the widespread distribution of the famed photo memes of him in the beach chair.
By contrast, the Murphy political persona is one of dignified New Jersey Irish affability, an individual who has retained his sense of calm and self-respect in the face of increasingly vitriolic Jack Ciattarelli personal attacks. The possibility of Phil Murphy becoming a presidential contender will depend upon a number of factors beyond his control.
These include the Biden approval ratings and whether he seeks reelection, the present lack of political sure-footedness of Kamala Harris, and the political fortunes of Terry McAuliffe, a potential presidential contender who is likely to be elected again in November to his former job of Governor of Virginia.
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Both Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem also predicted that voters next year would revolt against what they view as government overreach when it comes to Covid regulations. Noem, who touted the fact that her state did not "mandate anything," told RJC attendees Friday night that the pandemic served as a chance to re-educate her state "about the importance of making sure you didn't allow the government to make your decisions for you.
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