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BY CHRISTINA HARTMAN
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Campaign in poetry; govern in prose.
If that’s the formula for successful politics -- the GOP’s latest entry into the presidential field has some in the chattering class less than enthused.
The Texas Tribune looks at the GOP’s lack of passion for Perry.
PERRY: “We’re Americans. We’ll change the sir-fir-cum-circumstances that face us today.”
REPORTER: “His underwhelming performances have made him an easy target for the mother of all political satire, Saturday Night Live.”
Texas Governor Rick Perry’s campaign to oust President Obama in 2012 is burning hot and fast -- making room -- analysts say -- for another entry:
WCAU: “Everyone is talking about New Jersey governor Chris Christie and his political future.”
ABC: “I predict that he will be the Republican candidate.”
MSNBC: “Chris Christie is about the only who could get in at this point and conceivably get the nomination.”
And what say the governor himself? Adamant denial is an understatement.
The Daily Caller has that video.
CHRISTIE: “I said what do I have to do short of suicide to convince people I’m not running? Apparently I have to actually commit suicide. … You have to believe in your heart and in your soul and in your mind that you’re ready, and I don’t believe that about myself right now.”
That was back in February -- but Christie still hasn’t changed his tune. But as Vanity Fair points out -- we’re not talking about your average, every day pressure here.
“...a ragtag team of dissatisfied old billionaires formed a Draft Christie group. And we all know that in America, what elderly rich men want, elderly rich men get.”
Still -- contributing commentator Jonathan Alter tells MSNBC there’s a big BUT...
ALTER: “But even for him, and his aides have been saying this in recent days, very hard road to get the money necessary to compete. We have seen what happened to Rick Perry. He is not ready for prime time. He didn't start early enough to get his skills and knowledge base to the level where he could be competitive with Mitt Romney.”
Fueling the fire -- Christie’s set to make a major speech at the Reagan library Tuesday night. AND, The National Review Online is reporting an informal adviser to Christie -- former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean -- is saying Christie is quote “giving it a lot of thought” and that the odds are better now that he WOULD jump in.
Thing is -- it’s a little late. Not TOO late -- but there ARE real deadlines. By the end of October -- anyone who wants to be on Florida’s ballot, for example, needs to have made up their minds.
Political reporter Patricia Murphy tells CNN -- Christie’s got a good thing going in New Jersey -- and shouldn’t take the plunge.
“These are the same activists who wanted Jon Huntsman to run. He wasn’t good enough. They wanted Rick Perry to run; he’s not good enough. And Chris Christie would not be perfect enough for these activists. His climate change is a significant problem for him. He says it's real and man-made. That's a nonstarter for a lot of these activists.”
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