Post-Bridgegate, the Republican 1% is starting to accept letting go of their longtime favorite

[DonViejo]

Chris Christie update: Wall Street’s selling on Christie 2016

Post-Bridgegate, the Republican 1 percent is starting to accept letting go of their longtime favorite

ELIAS ISQUITH

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie used to be everyone’s favorite Republican and the conventional wisdom’s pick to win the GOP’s presidential nomination in 2016. Now, Christie’s poll numbers are falling and his White House prospects, once seemingly just within his reach, are fading further with each passing day. It’s amazing what a few weeks’ time can do.

Here’s the latest in Christie’s world:

* A report from Fox Business’ Charles Gasparino in the New York Post says that Christie’s real base — Wall Street Republicans and other conservative members of the 1 percent — is finally starting to give up hope that the governor will be able to bounce back and reclaim his former spot as the top GOP contender for 2016. Gasparino says that in his conversations with top GOP fundraisers on Wall Street, he’s hearing that a consensus is starting to develop: Even if Christie himself is never directly implicated in the Bridgegate scandal, the bad press may be too much for the would-be candidate to overcome. Their new savior? Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

* The Star-Ledger editorial board slams Christie for allowing the expiration of a federal government grant intended to help New Jerseyans enroll for health insurance through Obamacare.

* It turns out David Wildstein — the Port Authority Christie appointee who is facing legal problems for his direct role in Bridgegate — chose a lawyer who has got a history with New Jersey’s governor. The Star-Ledger reports that Wildstein’s counsel, Alan Zegas, has previously quarreled with Christie in the press, written negative columns about him, and generally criticized him without fear or hesitation. The question that arises is: Was Wildstein sending a warning sign to his former boss by choosing frequent antagonist Zegas as his lawyer?

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http://www.salon.com/2014/02/24/chris_christie_update_wall_streets_selling_on_christie_2016/

[Blue Owl]

1. Water under the Bridgegate

n/t

[LonePirate]

2. I continue to be amused by the media's assumption the Tea Party would actually nominate Christie.

Almost all of them consider him to be more liberal than Romney and they think Christie's association with Obama is tantamount to treason. Just who does the media think votes in Republican primaries?

[geek tragedy]

4. Tea Party couldn't stop Mitt, couldn't stop McCain nt

[imthevicar]

3. Look, this is how the 1% view this. Think of a worker who has a tool bag full of tools.

Christy's a tool, And just like any tool when it's worn out or broken you throw it away and get a new one, or grab the next best thing to use. end of story.