Does anyone else wonder why Christie attacked Rubio in the debate like a school yard bully, when it did nothing to improve his chances for nomination? Rubio was no threat to Christie. Didn't Christie do about the same thing to Romney?

I believe that Christie probably did more damage to the Republican party than the DNC campaign could ever hope to achieve. Christie has no chance at all of ever achieving his goal of the White House and now, he probably alienated himself from the RNC.

Rubio is supposed to be the best choice of candidates to win against Hillary. Christie may have caused a GOP defeat. He was instrumental in Romney's loss, in my opinion.

Was it really an attack to point out that Rubio kept repeating the same memorized 25 second speech?

Maybe the Donald made it worth his while to sacrifice himself in order to bring down Rubio. That would be a smart thing for Donald to do. Cheaper than running ads. Just cut a deal with Christie, brilliant.

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Was it really an attack to point out that Rubio kept repeating the same memorized 25 second speech?

I give Christie credit for calling Rubio out on an obvious amateur memorization routine that was terribly executed. God for Christie for saying on stage what most of us were wondering anyway.

As far as Rubio being cited as the best candidate to beat Clinton, I would like to hear from those who pronounce that explaining just why that is supposed to be the case.

In my opinion if Trump is the republican candidate and Clinton lasts long enough and the people stupid enough to have her as their choice....then there is no better candidate to do what needs to be done to defeat her.
I also think if those would turn out to be the choices it would be Clinton's and the democratic party's worst nightmare.

Christie did what he does sorta Trump-like...no politics....full in your face challenge......

Rubio would be a light weight that would fold under the Clinton mean machine...he is a bit too political......better than Clinton by light years.

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I give Christie credit for calling Rubio out on an obvious amateur memorization routine that was terribly executed. God for Christie for saying on stage what most of us were wondering anyway.

As far as Rubio being cited as the best candidate to beat Clinton, I would like to hear from those who pronounce that explaining just why that is supposed to be the case.

In my opinion if Trump is the republican candidate and Clinton lasts long enough and the people stupid enough to have her as their choice....then there is no better candidate to do what needs to be done to defeat her.
I also think if those would turn out to be the choices it would be Clinton's and the democratic party's worst nightmare.

Christie did what he does sorta Trump-like...no politics....full in your face challenge......

Rubio would be a light weight that would fold under the Clinton mean machine...he is a bit too political......better than Clinton by light years.

Christie was being his usual AH. He is like a bully that has to have his way because he is bigger and uglier than the rest of the school kids. He knew he was on his way out and decided to take someone with him. Rubio sounds like he is memorizing his statements, but the reality he is a decent speaker and can put two sentences together and not sound like a dock worker, like Trump and Christie sound. Nothing against their manner of speaking but, why is it a crime for an intelligent person to speak intelligently? Yes, he did repeat himself. He had to with Christie interrupting him and taunting him like a schoolyard bully.

Rubio put them all to shame later in the debate when he left them all behind with his knowledge of national security and terrorism. That is probably more important than Christie lying to everyone about how he is going to put Hillary in jail. As if he could.

Yes, Christie was a contributing factor in Romney's failure to win. Christie is the type of friend that you don't turn your back on.

Originally Posted by Guest

Maybe the Donald made it worth his while to sacrifice himself in order to bring down Rubio. That would be a smart thing for Donald to do. Cheaper than running ads. Just cut a deal with Christie, brilliant.

That thought did not occur to me, but is a valid point. I don't really think that Rubio was a viable threat to Trump at that time though. Maybe Christie is just self-destructive?

everytime we nominate the person whom the media touts as most able to beat the democrats, we lose...stop listening to them and vote for Trump. he may sound like a dock worker (not a negative in many circles) but that does not mean he is less intelligent than Rubio...he has been intelligent enough to build an empire and we need him to use those talents to rebuild our country.

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everytime we nominate the person whom the media touts as most able to beat the democrats, we lose...stop listening to them and vote for Trump. he may sound like a dock worker (not a negative in many circles) but that does not mean he is less intelligent than Rubio...he has been intelligent enough to build an empire and we need him to use those talents to rebuild our country.

I don't think Trump can win. Too many Independents don't like him and you have to have the Independent vote to win an election. A lot of Republicans don't like him and would not turn out to vote. Lets see how he does down South before jumping on his band wagon.

Just vote for who you would like to be President. Trying to figure out who can beat the other party's candidate is a waste of time.

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Just vote for who you would like to be President. Trying to figure out who can beat the other party's candidate is a waste of time.

But some think for some reason they have the answer.

It is so simple. All we have to do is be sure to get Rubio to the nomination and we got it!!

I would still like to hear why some think that is the case.

Rubio started it and Christie finished it. But Christie is gone and Rubio is still here.

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Rubio started it and Christie finished it. But Christie is gone and Rubio is still here.

I didn't see it as Rubio starting it, but I may have missed that part. I do know that Christie made the conflict into something personal for some reason. He seems to have a loyalty problem, and thinks only of himself. He also stabbed Romney in the back, so I wouldn't want him as a friend.

Looks like Fiorina is out too. She quit after the poor showing in NH.

Now, if Cruz, Bush and Carson would quit, they would have a nice little race to the finish. The reason I included Cruz in that group is that I do not like him for president. He didn't even make a good senator. Never gets along with his own party, let alone the other. He also refuses to compromise to get the job done. On top of that, he talks like a TV preacher. Just my opinion.

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I didn't see it as Rubio starting it, but I may have missed that part. I do know that Christie made the conflict into something personal for some reason. He seems to have a loyalty problem, and thinks only of himself. He also stabbed Romney in the back, so I wouldn't want him as a friend.

Looks like Fiorina is out too. She quit after the poor showing in NH.

Now, if Cruz, Bush and Carson would quit, they would have a nice little race to the finish. The reason I included Cruz in that group is that I do not like him for president. He didn't even make a good senator. Never gets along with his own party, let alone the other. He also refuses to compromise to get the job done. On top of that, he talks like a TV preacher. Just my opinion.

Rubio is trying to come across as a saint. Marco Rubio: Debate attack didn't help Chris Christie - CNNPolitics.com

Take a look at the number of dark attacks that Rubio had against Christie in January. They are out there. There are plenty by his supporters that aren't there, but they do exist. The devil is a saint too. All politicians have a lot more in common with the devil, than they do with the better side of saints.

Again rule one in politics, say anything, do anything to get elected. Then run for reelection on your record. You can have the best policies in the world. If you don't get elected, they are worthless.

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Rubio is trying to come across as a saint. Marco Rubio: Debate attack didn't help Chris Christie - CNNPolitics.com

Take a look at the number of dark attacks that Rubio had against Christie in January. They are out there. There are plenty by his supporters that aren't there, but they do exist. The devil is a saint too. All politicians have a lot more in common with the devil, than they do with the better side of saints.

Again rule one in politics, say anything, do anything to get elected. Then run for reelection on your record. You can have the best policies in the world. If you don't get elected, they are worthless.

I believe those Rubio attacks you speak of were on Christie's policies, not personal attacks. In my opinion, that is a big difference. Apparently, others thought the same way, and Christie is on the outside looking in AGAIN. He back stabbed his supposed friend Romney the last election, so I guess it is karma that his lack of loyalty is causing him grief once more. Bush needs to take a lesson from this also. He has become sneaky and petulant. I don't care for Trump, but I don't like a sign of weakness such as Bush is displaying. He lost his school yard fight with Trump and now he has gone home and got his momma protecting him from the big bad bully. Not exactly a presidential trait that I would/could admire. It seems that Kasich is the only one with any class, and he is half liberal or as they call them in politics, a moderate. But, he is much better than anything that the other side has to offer. Too bad he doesn't have the support to carry him through to the nomination.

I will continue to support Rubio until if such a time comes where he quits the campaign. I still think he is the best that we have in this crop.

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I don't think Trump can win. Too many Independents don't like him and you have to have the Independent vote to win an election. A lot of Republicans don't like him and would not turn out to vote. Lets see how he does down South before jumping on his band wagon.

Trump did very well among independents in New Hampshire...in fact he did astonishingly well in most categories. he will have until november to get his message across and i think he can certainly win.