Are Mitt's polls bad enough to consider Christie?

[cthulu2016]

Maybe... but I doubt it.

The vast Christie luv is an internal Republican party thing. It is not a given that Christie would delight and inspire the nation (by telling it to shut up)

Also, Christie is way too liberal.

I'd guess no on Christie... Mitt is nothing if not cautious. (Christie would not carry NJ for Mitt, so there's little direct upside.)

[MADem]

1. He is too fat, and he's too much of an attack dog. Christie has four years to lose a hundred and

fifty pounds, at least, and "modulate his tone." Then he can have a shot at national office. I still don't see him heading the ticket, though. He's just too frigging mean.

Of course, I could be wrong.

However, every time I see him getting mad, he's sweating profusely, yelling/screaming, and he looks like he's ready to have a heart attack or bust a blood vessel.

[livetohike]

2. Christie's tough guy schtick is just that and very unappealing. All I see is a loud mouth.

He won't help the ticket one bit. No one needs an over bearing bully with a "my way or the highway" attitude. He adds nothing.

[Curtland1015]

3. I think he thinks he's on the Sopranos.

It's hard to watch.

[livetohike]

12. It is. In a way, I feel sorry for him because I view him as having low self esteem,

which is causing his tough guy persona. It wouldn't take much to crack that exterior. Another reason that I doubt he will be the VP pick.

[Inuca]

5. Supposedly he is surprisingly

popular in NJ

[cthulu2016]

7. Yes, but NJ is a very blue state

So that asset would be wasted

[Inuca]

13. My point was that he is popular in a blue state

Hence the surprising part. And teh argument can be that if he is popular in NJ, he can have broad appeal.

[Freddie]

15. He's not really that popular in NJ

Won the election due to Corzine's issues with whatever he did that is probably sending him to prison.
Not as many, but there's corrupt Dems too.

[livetohike]

11. That's what the media wants us to think

and for some reason they all talk about Christie like he was someone special.

[Inuca]

14. These are poll results

I do not remember the exact numbers, but the latest was way above 50% approval.

[RZM]

18. He was at 52 percent approval as of July 24

That's not bad, I guess. He's certainly not wildly popular, but anything above 50 is pretty much solid support.

http://www.politickernj.com/58649/monmouth-poll-christie-approval-rating-52

[Inuca]

20. Thanks for the number

I remembered it as being higher. Fortunately I was wrong.

[yewberry]

17. I think there's also an east coast/west coast thing.

I grew up in New England (but have lived in WA for 19 years) and am pretty comfortable with the cultural & communication-style differences between the two areas.

Truthfully, watching Christie is a little like watching 'Jersey Shore.' He comes across as more vulgar and just sort of nasty in the way he communicates.

[WI_DEM]

4. A VP's role traditionally has been 'attack dog' and Christie would be great for that

and that may be what their campaign would want if they went in that direction somebody who would constantly be on the attack against Obama.

[brooklynite]

6. Having a VP candidate die on the campaign trail is usually a downer...

...he'd never make it past the first State Fair.

[southernyankeebelle]

8. Christie would overshaddow Mittens in more than one way. I think it will be a quiet person.

[no_hypocrisy]

9. I don't think that Christie can even deliver his state to Romney.

[Rowdyboy]

10. Its bad but its not THAT bad yet...Right now I think its "Rubio-bad"....changes the game a bit

offers up a smooth empty-suit with a pretty face and maybe helps on the margins in Florida. But thats just a guess

[maddezmom]

16. I'm still thinking it is going to be a safe pick like Portman

safe, boring and dull.

[Rowdyboy]

19. Portman fits his character to a tee...I still have a feeling he may feel just little adventurous...

Maybe Jindal or even Scott Walker? Guess we'll know pretty soon.

Word today is Portman's wikipedia entry has had major revisions today just like Palin's did in 2008. In all likelihood he really is the pick and I'll be extremely relieved. I don't even think he'll help in Ohio, much less anywhere else.