Christie will win the next Presidential election, IMO. He seems to keep the Tea Party at arm's length. Many Rs think that their base is the Tea Party or the ultra-conservatives.....it is not...and Chris Christie seems to realize this. The Tea party has done alot of damage to the Republican Party. Any Republican that wants to win a a Presidential election must realize this.
It's amazing that they cow toe to tea partiers. I mean really, when it comes down to it, were the tea partiers ever going to vote for Obama? Hell no. They will vote for the guy furthest to the right regardless of whether or not he is far enough right. Jeff Daniels has it right.