Here's my problem with the New York Times, Nikki Haley, or Carly Fiorina criticizing Christie's endorsement- what's the alternative. Marco Rubio, the choice of Haley, has yet to win a state, and has several times shown himself to be incapably dumb. Ted Cruz is insane, and hated by virtually everyone who works with him. John Kasich, for whatever strengths he has, is just as extreme on policy, and has yet to excel anywhere but New Hampshire.The bombastic governor may not fully realize that while he damaged Mr. Rubio in New Hampshire with his attack, it also showed voters who Mr. Christie really is. He may help his new best frenemy forever take Mr. Rubio down, but it’s near certain that Mr. Christie will further cement his national reputation as a venal, vindictive political bully in the process. His endorsement has already demonstrated that Mr. Christie will say anything in service of his ambition. Asked what he hopes to get in return, Mr. Christie played coy, saying that after his term ends in 2018, he wants to “go into private life and make money like Trump.”After his performance on Friday, Mr. Christie had better hope that Mr. Trump, wherever he winds up, can find a little something for his new apprentice to do. If Mr. Trump should win the presidency, he might want to consider Mr. Christie for transportation secretary, since he already knows so much about traffic patterns on commuter bridges.
I get it- Trump is running a white-nationalist campaign. It's terrible. Let's stop pretending he's worse than the alternatives.
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