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Your theory is sound as far as getting relelkted in new jersey. he did the right thing when it comes to remaining governor of new jersey. but i think that the idea that he can be forgiven enough by the base to run for president in 2016 presumes that republicans are going to basically do a punch the base strategy. because look, the part of the party that's about winning elections, the sort of wing that's the political wing, definitely is going to look to chris christie as a good candidate because he's a guy in a blue state. however, they have to contend with the joe the plumber part of the base...

Presidential politics and it doesn't hold for congressional campaigns, but the hack wing always wins. in 2000, george bush got in. he was popular to some degree, but he was the son of a quite unpopular former president. in 2008 they give it to john mccain, the guy who spit in their face for four years. then in 2012 they give it to mitt romney, the guy who did romney care, the predecessor to obama care. so what i have been thinking about christie, he's a bit ahead of the curve in trying to step past mitt romney. the other guy trying this strategy is bobby jindal. he's just been hammering romney...

Are going to basically do a punch the base strategy. because look, the part of the party that's about winning elections, the sort of wing that's the political wing, definitely is going to look to chris christie as a good candidate because he's a guy in a blue state. however, they have to contend with the joe the plumber part of the base who despises chris christie and the fact that he pulled a charlie crist. so that presumes that the hack wing of the party can compel the joe the plumber wing of the party to accept yet another northeastern blue state governor as their nominee. >> but here's the...

Hannity is doing some of the healthy criticism. he is one of the leaders right out of the gate saying we absolutely have to move left ward on immigration reform. and of course, joy, he's not going to admit it is a move left ward, but that's exactly what he is proposing. >> sean hannity speaks for what you might call the hack wing of the republican party, he is for whatever will help republicans get elected. that's what sean hannity does. i think the risk is that the base of the party is not going to be easily moved to the left. they still have to deal with people who for 30 years have been fed...

And i urge people to stand back from this it happens every four years for the team that loses, some of it healthy, a lot of it unhealthy. >> as you point out, sean hannity is doing some of the healthy criticism. he is one of the leaders right out of the gate saying we absolutely have to move left ward on immigration reform. and of course joy, he's not going to admit it is a move left ward but that's exactly what he is proposing. >> sean hannity speaks for what you might call the hack wing of the republican party, he is for whatever will help republicans get elected. that's what sean hannity do...