Chris Christie isn’t as hot of a name as it was in 2012.
Christie has been recently pegged as an angry fat man who is a liar and a
cheat. This often happens when there is a scandal about a major bridge that is
quintessential to peoples every day routines. Not every thing is negative about
Christie though. Many view him as a
strong leader who gets things done. Also that he is not afraid to back down and
can handle the issues.
The latter if the points made above is what he needs to
show. When hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey, he was there, and not only was he
there; he was in the total thick of things helping in the rebuilding effort and
in the emotional aspects. These are the
qualities that need to be shouted from the rooftops. He needs to be portrayed
by his marketing team as a strong man who can handle the issues and really
works for and with the people. This
should be blasted on twitter with fun and unique videos of him showing efforts
in rebuilding efforts and just everyday things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOCC0RAR3Tg
Chris Christie’s biggest strength is going to be his
political resume of getting things passed
and ultimately put into affect. This
will be a very good selling point after a President who has been heavily
scrutinized as not getting much done and being unable to work with republicans
in senate.
The biggest weakness he holds is Bridgegate.
Regardless if he was cleared or not, it is going to loom over his head as it is
often hard to imagine the man who runs the state doesn’t know that something
major like a bridge is shut down and it may be his fault. It is going to be a
blemish on his career until the day he dies but there will be ways to put it in
the past a bit if he plays his cards right.
The biggest opportunity for Christie is there is no real
clear-cut best Republican candidate. You can argue Bush, Paul or someone else
but none really stick out from the rest. This will allow for his personality to
shine and to build support around the emotional energetic big man.
The biggest threat that he faces is a turn on him by the
media. All he needs is one slip up to be the goat on the new CNN update that
portrays him in an ugly light due to is often brash words and demeanor. He
likes to yell which can often be taken as a bad thing.
One of the big issues that Christie will confront is the
idea of Gay Marriage, which he is
strongly against. It appears that he may be open to the idea of civil
unions but believes that marriage is a special, sacred bond between a man and a
woman. Another topic he will push is his stance his unwavering view on abortion
and that it is only in extreme cases okay to kill an unborn child. Christie is
running on his hard hitting conservative values that are sure to win over a few
undecided voters.
Sources:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/bridgegate/
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/01/24/chris-christie-tells-conservatives-his-blunt-style-stances-shouldnt-turn-them-off-if-he-enters-presidential-race/
Chris Christie is so charismatic and frank with people, unfortunately, I am afraid that may hurt him on the trail. He can be incredibly endearing, though, so that may make up for it. Sometimes, I wish he would wait for the next GOP presidential opening to run so he has time to finish the impressive job he is doing in NH, and distance himself from the phony "bridgegate" scandal. Either way, do you think he'll go for it? He is certainly organizing a team in case he decides!
ReplyDeleteI hope for his sake that the Bridgegate thing does not get in his way but I feel compared to some peoples skeletons in the closets that isn't all that bad. But do you think that he is too strongly against gay marriage for his own good for this day and age?
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with your view on Christie's biggest strength being that there is no real clear GOP favorite, but unfortunately I think this is a weakness as far as the big picture is concerned. It might be viewed as a negative for undecided voters and could sway them to vote in the favor of the democratic party.
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures you chose for the blog post haha! What do you think Cristie should do about his stance on Gay marriage? I also can tell he likes to have a good time, do you think this hurts his image moving forward politically?
ReplyDeleteEric, I think that he will go for it. If he changes his mind I believe it will be a Herman Cain early pull out.
ReplyDeleteHank and Alyss, I believe that most republican candidates are against gay marriage to be honest. I think it will be a negative for many but not a make or break. If it is what he believes he needs to stand by it.