Is Christie the one to remake the Republican party?

[TheCat]

He's seemingly consistent, honest and straight forward. He's able to articulate a conservative philosophy in a way that makes more sense than anything presented by other republican stars.

The modern day republican party presents a philosophy of guilds and a controlled economy under the flag of capitalism and a free market.  Guilds are designed to control prices and limit competition for their own maximum gains.

This is the main reason I can't support the republican party. They do not believe in competition. They do not believe in freedom. They believe in using the government to protect the industries they need/want protected. So, consequently, they sound like idiots and hypocrites.

Unrelated but this article about Christie on the NRA's most recent commercial attacking Obama and interjecting his children into the debate confirms my opinion on Christie.

This is the commercial:

http://www.youtube.com/v/zKLA3BODXr0

His response:

http://www.youtube.com/v/vP1sG2AcksA

[fsquid]

can't see Christie getting much traction with the national GOP.  You really see people in MS and AL voting for him?

[mrmakersmark]

As long as you have the TV on mute, he does sort of look like Boss Hogg. 

[PeeJayEss]

I think he would be a good Pres, but I don't know if I see him surviving a modern campaign. He's too honest and outspoken, and he absolutely would struggle to survive a Republican primary, being somewhat of a moderate (which is basically considered communist in today's party).

[TheCat]

The last two republican nominees were "moderates" wearing a right-wingers costume. So, they were caricatures (as is the entire republican party). Voters had to pretend the republican nominees were conservative to vote for either Romney or McCain.

Christie would survive the primary. He's consistent. That means a lot. The presidential election? Well, I think that depends on whether Hillary runs. If the Republican party magnifies people like Rubio or Ryan they will stay where they are..lost. They will probably go with those types and have to do years of "research" as to why a "grandma" like Hillary beat Ryan and Rubio, "we don't know what happened...Rubio was hispanic! We should have ran Barbara Bush" (and they would be right).

They need a Christie to give voters some sense that the there is at least some vague essence of intellectual honesty amongst the party leaders.