about this guy, bill clinton, because he could be a threat to the republicans in 1992. and it is staring democrats in the face. chris christie is a threat in 2016, and it really is amazing, president obama in virginia, vice president former president clinton in virginia, and just nothing in virginia to try to at least keep christie s margins down. right. the late lee atwater was a very shrewd guy, because a lot of republicans underestimated bill clinton, including for a long time, president bush. but i think the best metaphor right now for what christie is doing is george w. bush, who ran up enormous margins in the texas governor s race in 1998. he did particularly well with latinos and got a lot of republican votes and then turned around and sold that to the party. he was the favorite going in, in a way that chris christie is not. but it was of enormous benefit to him in the year 2000. and it helped him look more moderate than he actually was. and i think chris christie can do exa
president clinton in virginia, and just nothing in virginia to try to at least keep christie s margins down. right. the late lee atwater was a very shrewd guy, because a lot of republicans underestimated bill clinton, including for a long time, president bush. but i think the best metaphor right now for what christie is doing is george w. bush, who ran up enormous margins in the texas govern governor s race in 1998. he did particularly well with latinos and got a lot of republican votes and then turned around and sold that to the party. he was the favorite going in, in a way that chris christie is not. but it was of enormous benefit to him in the year 2000. and it helped him look more moderate than he actually was. and i think chris christie can do exactly the same thing here. chris, he s actually a very conservative guy. and i think you re going to see that much more after this election is over. when he is seeking the republican presidential nomination, assuming that he does, he s g
buono close, to keep christie from gaining momentum, from a massive victory in a blue state. instead, christie has built a 33-point lead without putting up any real fight on the democratic side. and that could come back to haunt them once 2016 rolls around. joining me now is e.j. dionne, a washington post columnist and author of our divided political heart: the battle for the american idea in an age of discontent. e.j., thanks for joining us tonight. i appreciate it. and i m just sort of thinking back through history. you know, a couple years out before a presidential election, i guess there s sort of a tradition of one party who can usually identify who they think the biggest threat is on the other side. and i know the devious nixon white house had its list in the 1970 midterms. i remember the late lee at water in 1990, looking at the midterm election in arkansas and saying, we might want to do something about this guy, bill clinton, because he could be a threat to the republicans
and it is staring democrats in the face. chris christie is a threat in 2016, and it really is amazing, president obama in virginia, vice president former president clinton in virginia, and just nothing in virginia to try to at least keep christie s margins down. right. the late lee atwater was a very shrewd guy, because a lot of republicans underestimated bill clinton, including for a long time, president bush. but i think the best metaphor right now for what christie is doing is george w. bush, who ran up enormous margins in the texas governor s race in 1998. he did particularly well with latinos and got a lot of republican votes and then turned around and sold that to the party. he was the favorite going in, in a way that chris christie is not. but it was of enormous benefit to him in the year 2000. and it helped him look more moderate than he actually was. and i think chris christie can do exactly the same thing here. chris, he s actually a very conservative guy. and i think you
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