Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, told The Hill that either prize is a real possibility.“The keynote speech is a recognition that Christie is part of the Republican Party leadership, and clearly he will be in the consideration for future leadership positions,” Zelizer said.He added that Christie is one of the “fresh voices” in the party, and that is one of the main reasons Romney chose him to give the keynote and to be one of his surrogates, to help allay voters’ fears that Romney is an old-school Republican aristocrat.That Christie’s fresh voice is often blunt, and his approach tending more to the pugilistic than aristocratic, are also attributes calculated to fire up the GOP base.
Big Bully with issues of persecution, why else so obnoxious, just being republican is only part of the anger. his reprehensible demeanor is just what the capricious base wants somebody to help focus their misunderstood, by them, rage against humane ideology. hateful them
Not all convention keynote speakers go on to higher political echelons. But the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in 2004 introduced Illinois Sen. Barack Obama to the nation, and served as a springboard for his successful pursuit of the presidency.
Not only does the prominence of the keynote address stoke existing speculation. Christie himself has often fueled the fire with open-ended answers to inquiries about his presidential pretensions, like the one he gave David Gregory on Meet the Press last year.
"I'm going to need a job, David, after 2013, you know? Christie said. "And so whether it's going to be being governor of New Jersey or do something else ... I'm working the rest of my life anyway, so, it's going to be doing something, David, so maybe it'll be that, who knows?"
fear of failure or just realizing he really does not have the wherewithal to go through the process, or his he too hiding something that's more damning then not?
