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Every presidential election sees its share of no-shot candidates in the primaries who often fall by the wayside before the voters are involved. The previous two stood out because the Republicans in 2016, then the Democrats in 2020, started off with fields so crowded that it seemed as if every registered voter in each party had tossed a hat into the ring.
The numbers are more manageable for the GOP this time around, but any hope that it would be a "normal" primary season was shot when Donald Trump decided to have another go at it and the Democrats began preemptively interfering with the process by deploying some of the most unscrupulous prosecutors and judges ever seen.
This one has been weird from the get-go, and it's just going to get weirder.
There used to be clear reasons for outlier candidates to burn through some donor cash on the way to electoral oblivion. They were either trying to raise their profiles for future elections or, in most cases, doing an extended audition for a gig in the next administration should their party's candidate win.
The 2024 GOP field is filled with several candidates who have branded themselves as anti-Trump. As he is the overwhelming frontrunner in the polls, it's safe to say that his detractors aren't jockeying for eventual positions in his cabinet.
While it's true that the media market has been lucrative for Trump-bashing Republicans, the major outlets are pretty full when it comes to useful idiots at the moment. And, honestly, one doesn't need to run for office to get some camera time to whine about Donald Trump.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's entrance into the 2024 race is particularly tedious and unnecessary. He's been out of office for over five years, and the only memorable thing he's done since was to be the first of Trump's 2016 opponents to endorse him. It's safe to say that his Trump daddy issues are more pronounced than the others in the Never crowd.
While it appears that all of the anti-Trump Republicans in the field vastly overestimated the appeal of their strategy, Christie doesn't seem to be connecting with anyone outside of his own household. Christie spoke at the Florida Freedom Summit on Saturday and, put mildly, it did not go well for him. Ben offered his thoughts on the speech and shared the video of it in this post.
The Trump fans in attendance were not amused by Christie's worn-out complaints about the former president and were quick to let him know it. At first, Christie tries to act like it's not bothering him. His patience doesn't last long, however, and he quickly shifts into petulant, "take my ball and go home" mode.
By the time Christie calls the hecklers "reprehensible," the look on his face says it all. He knows that his pathetic crusade to get back at Trump for not making him Secretary of Bridge Closings and Hoagies has gone nowhere.
In fact, the longer Trump lingers at the top of the polls, the more that the candidates who thought attacking him was the ticket are probably rocking back and forth in the dark on their hotel room floors, muttering "Why won't they love me?"
Like Mike Pence, Chris Christie is a Republican who had a few good moments back in the day, but whose "sell-by" date has long since passed.
Quit wasting the voters' time and hang it up, Chris.
The MSNBC job is already yours.
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