Well said. I don’t think Christie understands the Bulwark audience. We’re not as gullible as Republican voters. The fact that he still isn’t being honest was obvious. I am all for welcoming anyone into the Never Trump fold, even if they were with Trump until very recently, but Christie’s dishonesty about some of these basic facts tells me he’s not really Never Trump. He’s still lying to us (and maybe himself) to justify keeping one toe in the Maybe Trump camp.
I don't think Christie cares who the Bulwark audience is, he's concerned about how it will play in the land of sometimes-Trumpers. If he's gonna go after Trump, he needs to toe the rest of the Republican line. I notice Charlie did not ask him what was so horrible about Hillary that he would blind himself to Trumps obvious flaws, ignorance, unsuitability, pettiness and malice.
I think you're right. I wanted to call BS and several things he said, e.g. what Mary mentioned above. Christie's not stupid, so why would he say such things? He wasn't trying to win us over, he was trying to play to the GOP base (I don't how he thinks he's going to attack TFG head-on *and* win over the base though -- not sure that's going to work).
Charlie, I also agree with Ben here; it would have been nice had you pressed him on what was/is so awful about Hillary. That needed some follow-up.
I think he was hoping to maybe peel off some Never Trumpers who also are Never Hillary, but I don’t think he understands just how vociferously anti-Trump we are.
Well said. I don’t think Christie understands the Bulwark audience. We’re not as gullible as Republican voters. The fact that he still isn’t being honest was obvious. I am all for welcoming anyone into the Never Trump fold, even if they were with Trump until very recently, but Christie’s dishonesty about some of these basic facts tells me he’s not really Never Trump. He’s still lying to us (and maybe himself) to justify keeping one toe in the Maybe Trump camp.
I don't think Christie cares who the Bulwark audience is, he's concerned about how it will play in the land of sometimes-Trumpers. If he's gonna go after Trump, he needs to toe the rest of the Republican line. I notice Charlie did not ask him what was so horrible about Hillary that he would blind himself to Trumps obvious flaws, ignorance, unsuitability, pettiness and malice.
I think you're right. I wanted to call BS and several things he said, e.g. what Mary mentioned above. Christie's not stupid, so why would he say such things? He wasn't trying to win us over, he was trying to play to the GOP base (I don't how he thinks he's going to attack TFG head-on *and* win over the base though -- not sure that's going to work).
Charlie, I also agree with Ben here; it would have been nice had you pressed him on what was/is so awful about Hillary. That needed some follow-up.
I think he was hoping to maybe peel off some Never Trumpers who also are Never Hillary, but I don’t think he understands just how vociferously anti-Trump we are.
Yes I agree with you too!
Well and truly said!!!!!
It was the "I" in ILOBS that confuses people!