Friday, September 18, 2015

Blog #2


After watching the Republican Presidential debate on Wednesday night, Chris Christie definitely helped himself in the image of the people. He continued to stress the importance of having a president who is a law enforcer just like how he would be if he were the next president of the United States. Before the debate Christie did not have a lot of support and was very low in the poles, but according to some who analyzed the debate he did enough to help himself stay in the race and earn more money for his campaign. According to an article on Bloomberg Politics, Christie’s closing statement made an impression on the American people because according to the article, it created a lot of buzz. According to the article, on Google's interactive replay of searches of the candidates throughout the debate showed Christie, the governor of New Jersey, hovering in the lower tier of the 11-person field throughout the debate, and, toward the end, at the second-to-last spot. Then, when he gave his final answer, he surged to first place.  From his closing statement he wanted to let the American people know that his presidency would solely about the American people and he would reward those who have been doing the right thing constantly. Christie needs to continue to stay with his image of being a law enforcing president to help his image because for the Americans who do everything they are suppose to but continue to go nowhere and those who cheat the system continue to rise, the honest Americans will be more enticed to vote for Christie so they can be rewarded. 


     A strength for the Christie campaign is his experience on the legal side. The main idea of the campaign is Christie will be a politician who enforces law and does everything for the people. A weakness that may arise for the campaign is when Christie closed down Washington Bridge in 2013. Some people might bring up the argument, “How could Christie enforce laws when he was involved in a scandal of his own?” A potential opportunity for Christie could involve his weight. Christie was the first ever governor in New Jersey to qualify as obese. Christie could use the presidency to possibly become physically fit himself and to inspire others to do the same. On the other hand, a potential threat would be Christie’s health causing him to not be able to handle the stress that comes with the job. 
 

     One of the biggest issues Christie has been vocal about is making marijuana illegal in the entire country and not leaving it up to individual states to decided. Christie is also against homosexual marriages, but believes gays can be allowed to form civil unions and he is pro-life as well. The two that he will highlight the most are his stances on marijuana for recreational use and his stance on abortion. The whole issue of whether or not to fund planned parenting has been a huge issue and Christie should continue to be vocal about his stance on abortion and being against funding planned parenthood especially after the videos being made public. This will also help with his image of being a law enforcer because what Planned Parenthood officials were doing is illegal.    
 

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