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In related news, garbage has just surpassed trash as the proper source for a dumpster fire.

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Dumpster fires, so hot right now.

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Good for Christie. It shows that DeSantis is crumbling.

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DeSantis is really tanking if Christie is ahead of him.

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Fascist DeSantis is wearing a human suit. I am thinking he is one of the lizard aliens from the V series-the one that is terrible at acting human.

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I would love to be in the room with DeSantis’ donors at the moment their withered souls ripped in two *queue Ralph Wiggum meme.

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It would be even funnier if it were an actual footrace…

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I was worried his appeal would go up with Trump’s legal problems, but thankfully it looks like that isn’t the case

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Oh please please please let Christie be second to Trump. Christie hates Trump so much because Trump almost killed him. Literally. Trump gave him COVID knowing that he was positive and Christie ended up in the hospital on a ventilator. Trump never bothered to visit.

Christie is going to go for the throat and I will be making popcorn.

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Chirstie is an asshole but I at least respect the amount of spite he has in his body, all the other candidates act as though they have a realistic shot at beating Trump, but Christie is clearly running just so he has a platform for revenge. Can’t stand the guy but I’m here for that

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And he has little chance of winning, even if he somehow beats Trump as the nominee, but the fight will be terrific.

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Chris Christie vs Joe Biden is somehow probably the best semi realistic scenario we have to hope for now. Not gonna happen but at least that part will be entertaining

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Nobody does spite like New Jersey. Remember Bridgegate?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lee_lane_closure_scandal

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I hadn’t heard of this. The article is longer than I care to read. Skimming, seems like this was done to hurt a dem mayor. I didn’t look long, but I did fix a spelling error. Anything worth knowing that I missed?

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Also Christie is terminally unelectable for high office, so him getting the nom would be great.

Trump Republicans hate him and if he is the party nominee they’re unlikely to show up at all

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I HATE Christie because of his time as governor of NJ, but I absolutely loathe Trump and DeSantis. I don’t expect to find any common ground among any of the GOP but I agree that at least Christie would put up the best fight.

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…eh.

Christie is still pulling his punches when it comes to Trump.

He just did an interview where the was talking about how Georgia shouldn’t have indicted Trump.

Christie knew who Trump was all along, and he helped Trump every step of the way.

The Covid thing is just a good story he can use, but the fact is that he doesn’t care that Trump is evil. He never has.

Christie is pretending to be anti-Trump now because he sees an outside chance that it could get him to the presidency, if the entire establishment for one reason or another flips in Trump.

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Whatever Christie is doing, it’s aimed for after the election. I think he’s simply raising his profile for either a talking head spot on a network or a leadership role in the party post-Trump. I think he seriously underestimates the degree to which the party has shifted hard right, though.

Whatever ends up happening, it is going to be wildly entertaining seeing Christie trash Trump at the debates. I think he’ll ridicule Trump for not even having the guts to be present for the debates, and that may trigger Trump to start participating.

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I would be shocked if Trump showed up to the debates. There is Trump blood in the water and there well be sharks on that stage.

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Last I heard they demanded to sign a pledge to support the gop candidate,otherwise you’re not allowed to participate.

Guess what trump had to say about that…

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He knows the party has shifted right. He knows it’s not sustainable and trump is old. It will fracture and he’ll look sensible and moderate when picking up the pieces. Trump will be the nominee, but he’ll lose. The party wont do well down ticket. Trump,is less of a draw the more criminal he seems. People are sick of him. The cult will still follow, but less rabidly. Then the part will realise there is nothing there for them. Trump is too old for a shot at anything else. They made their bed and their bed is a dumpster fire.

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I sure hope you’re right and the country doesn’t have to devolve further before we can get back on track to not being a shit hole country.

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