Discurso de Christie renueva especulaciones

El discurso del Gobernador Chris Christie en el American Enterprise Institute (AEI), criticando la falta seriedad de las políticas de disciplina fiscal de los dos partidos, ha renovado el interés de los expertos en su viabilidad como candidato a Presidente en 2012.

(...) “He has an electricity around him wholly absent around other candidates,” said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. “Even when they put on their best possible speech at CPAC, they still put people to sleep. Like or dislike Chris Christie, you could not fall asleep during that speech.”

(...) “He hit precisely the right notes people are looking for,” Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons said of the Republican, citing the governor’s focus on getting the states and nation’s fiscal house in order.

“It was a complete tour de force,” said GOP strategist Chris Henick. “We’re not seeing too many reformers right now and he sure fits the bill as classic reformer.”

(...) “If he were just a governor without national aspirations, wouldn’t it make sense to talk about state-specific policies that are common in many states and contextualize it with the United States budget?” said Brigid Harrison, a political science professor at Montclair State University in New Jersey. “What he was doing was drawing parallels between his leadership and the president’s leadership.”

Ruth Mandel, director of Rutgers University's Eagleton Institute of Politics, said this era of politics is perfect for a fighter like Christie.

“It’s a moment that works with his leadership here in New Jersey and perhaps nationally,” Mandel said.

“We don’t know what the world looks like in 2016 and 2024, if a tough-talking hard-driving guy from New Jersey will have national appeal. It is possible this is his moment and he’ll let it go by.” (...)