Rather than run on his Record and Reputation -- as shredded and tattered as those may be -- Christie is promoting a little Election 'insurance plan', one he is hoping will help all of the GOP. Afterall he's not the only Republican in need of a Reputation Makeover.
The brasher-than-life Governor let his insidious and devious plan out the bag recently, when he was trying to drum up cash from some deep-pockets corporate-sponsors, gathered together under the 'banner' of U.S. Chamber of Commerce ....
Christie’s gross confession: “Moderate” admits GOP’s voter suppression agenda
Christie says in new speech that GOP governors must control states' "voting mechanism" to win in '16. Tell us more!
by Joan Walsh -- Oct 23, 2014
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“Would you rather have Rick Scott in Florida overseeing the voting mechanism, or Charlie Crist?” he asked. “Would you rather have Scott Walker in Wisconsin overseeing the voting mechanism, or would you rather have Mary Burke? Who would you rather have in Ohio, John Kasich or Ed FitzGerald?” [Christie] asked.
“The fact is it doesn’t matter if you don’t really care what happens in these states, you’re going to care about who is running the state in November of 2016, what kind of political apparatus they’ve set up and what kind of governmental apparatus they’ve set up to ensure a full and fair election in 2016,” he said. “All of those things are incredibly important.”
There are so many things wrong with Christie’s confession. First, of course, is the assumption that Democrats don’t want and thus can’t preside over “a full and fair election.” [...]
Dems get people to the Polls -- how dare they? ... have the nerve to value Every Vote.
That's Christie's complaint Number One. How can they trust Democrats to "run elections"?
And for complaint Number Two, and counting ...
Numeral Duos) Dems don't care about strengthening Voter ID requirements, to make Voting EAZY -- like they just did in GOP-approved Texas.
What Texas did to the vehicle-less voters in their state -- Christie wants to do everywhere.
And the RGA CEO's secret weapon: Having hard-nosed Republican Governors, running their assigned election shows.
Christie says GOP gubernatorial candidates need to win so they control 'voting mechanisms'
by Melissa Hayes and Herb Jackson, State House Bureau, The Record, northjersey.com -- Oct 21, 2014
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Republican governors are facing intense fights in the courts over laws they pushed that require specific identification in order to vote and that reduce early voting opportunities. Critics say those laws sharply curtail the numbers of poor and minority voters, who would likely vote for Democrats. Christie -- who vetoed a bill to extend early voting in New Jersey -- is campaigning for many of those governors now as he considers a run for president in 2016.
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Last May, as he was launching his own reelection bid, Christie vetoed a bill that would have allowed early voting in the state by opening polls daily in the 15 days leading up to the election. He said voters can already cast ballots by mail in New Jersey and the new system would have been too costly.
Democrats accused Christie of blocking the bill, which they say would have increased turnout, to advance his own political ambitions. Several other GOP governors have vetoed or scaled back existing early-voting laws, among them, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.
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That's Christie's complaint Number Two. They need to
get rid of the "ID Unworthy" in GOP-run elections.
And his complaint Number Three, Early Voting ... who needs that convenience? Tell everyone: "Early Voting costs too much -- then get rid of it."
It's all part of the GOP 2016 -- Christie Winning Plan.
What about Christie complaint Number Four, and counting ...
Must get the corporations to back GOP-Winning-way: "They only vote, IF 'the GOP Apparatus' says it's OK for them to Vote."
There's a new fraud-protecting Sheriff in GOP Voting town! So sign those checks, Gumbas corporate pencil-pushers.
'The Boss' just gave you his winning agenda.